shamefully
Example Sentences
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"I look back on it shamefully," the 36-year-old told Test Match Special.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Despite his metaphorically Olympian stature, the pop star’s death was astoundingly and shamefully normal for a United States citizen.
From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2026
Once a slur that implied homosexuality was shamefully deviant, “queer” was “reclaimed” in the 1980s by gay activists as a synonym for “gay.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
But if pressed, I’d shamefully admit I listened to 68 hour-plus episodes of five nerds playing a board game.
From Slate ● Dec. 28, 2024
And shamefully, in her heart Dedd was thankful that her sisters had been spared before she was frightened for Leandro.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
