shame
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"I can't believe we had to phone up - it's such a shame, I'd have loved to have got priority tickets but now I'll have to try and get tickets like everyone else."
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Surely, it will put the Weyland-Yutani Corporation of the Alien movies to shame.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
In a national address from the Élysée Palace, he warned those who had taken part not to "escalate", adding: "We all feel anger and shame."
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Sister’s transformation is an un-haunting—it comes when she dispels the specters of shame and fear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
“Ernst? He’s going with us, then rejoining his unit in Berlin. It’s a shame you never spent any proper time together...”
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
The memory of it shames me even now as I hear, in my mind, his answer echo down the years.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
It shames me all day with the ballooning total.
From Slate ● Nov. 16, 2024
“That is a disgrace. It outrages and shames me deeply,” Scholz said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2023
She shames his grammar, then orders him to call Estella into the room.
From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2023
It shames me to do this, but it is the only way.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
The resulting outcry shamed the network and demonstrated the activating power of public outrage.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2026
“I had decided to allow no room in the universe for something which shamed and frightened me.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Pratt, who played a heel on TV, isn’t easily shamed in his own right.
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2026
On social media, fans shared the video and shamed the man for his behavior, with some looking to make his identity public.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
When, exactly, did they begin to feel shamed by it?
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
Esther Van der Valk, part of prominent Dutch feminist group Dolle Mina, says it's also about sex positivity and reducing body shaming.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
The naming and shaming underscores the Chinese government’s desire to stem economic disruption as many young people grow disillusioned.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
The thing about “Coat of Many Colors,” though, is that it doesn’t end with the narrator broadening her schoolmates’ minds or even with her shaming them for their cruelty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
The post took off in the military town that sits on the Cumberland River, where Fort Campbell is based, and where Facebook shaming apparently still holds significant reputational sway.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
“You don’t mean that,” Mom said, shaming him with the tone of her voice.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
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