shame
Example Sentences
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"It's a wonderful football club, it's just such a shame to see where they are," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
Rather than endure the shame of public scorn — which would still make no material difference to their levels of power— the justices would rather hide their views.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026
He’s tired of the shame and the secrecy.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
But the tiniest silver lining of the path he’s taken means I have one more thing to help navigate accepting my voice: an example of what happens when someone retreats into fear and shame.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
Still, there is something worse than just trapping, and that is to trap without sense or judgment or responsibility, and shame that it may be, such things happen.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
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