shame
Example Sentences
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Or maybe Becerra was, indeed, a feckless, flailing and thoroughly awful Cabinet member, deserving of scorn and shame.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
That is a formula many rock ‘n’ roll acts follow, and no shame to them — but it’s not how Springsteen has operated across the decades.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
Pelicot told the Hay Festival on Saturday that the shame should fall on her abusers, not her, and how she never thought she could trust a man again before meeting her partner, Jean-Loup Agopian.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
“That’s actually a shame because Greenland has for decades worked to attract investments and interest from, among others, the U.S.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Part of me felt heart good that he defended me, but then the shame of my leg had sent him walking.
From "Worth" by A. LaFaye
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