shameful

Example Sentences

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In a video statement released by the campaign, Gertner said she found it “really shameful that there’s a group of media outlets and people who are willing to spread gossip.”

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

Ryan-Donnelly described the two-year delay in telling her client as "absolutely shameful".

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Together they sketched out the story’s framework: a murder mystery set in a small town replete with shameful secrets and sinister magic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

“It’s shameful that in many cases we are leaving people on their own during the worst migration crisis that we have confronted,” the veteran diplomat said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

To answer incorrectly would be shameful; to say nothing, disrespectful.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis