shaming

Example Sentences

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My boss told me the truth without shaming me, and showed me how to do the same for others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

In one school I visited in Rochdale, they were starting a girls club in which they would discuss it all: from gender inequality, to domestic violence and body shaming, to periods, sexuality and friendship groups.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Most of all, there is a lot of shame and shaming associated with people who go into debt or become overwhelmed by their bills.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

They can also feel like time capsules to other dimensions; his 12-year-old daughter was scandalized by how normative bullying was after she read “Blubber,” Blume’s 1974 novel about tween mean girls and body shaming.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Once it was a shaming thing to say, and crushing to have it said about you, by a man.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood