shame

Example Sentences

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"This catalogue of failures can only be a source of shame for the Church," said Vann.

From BBC

"There are definitely some people who don't appear to be using their houses as their permanent residence, which is a shame," Priestley-Jayes says.

From BBC

He takes no responsibility, feels no shame for the business he is in.

From BBC

And it would be a shame to leave, missing out on all that freezing cold wintry splendor.

From Literature

My friend was shamed for reporting a coyote sighting in her desert neighborhood on Nextdoor and took the post down.

From The Wall Street Journal