crying shame
Example Sentences
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"Often when you go to studios you see wood being thrown into skips, which often gets burnt, which is a crying shame."
From BBC • Nov. 27, 2024
“It’s a crying shame, literally, what’s happening to those families, those children in that community,” Harris said.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2024
“It’s a crying shame that essentially he has evolved into the person he is now,” said Anderson, who described his former colleague as a “subservient buffoon that unfortunately has forsaken his oath of office.”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2022
“It’s a crying shame that these clowns brought this suit,” Volzer said.
From Washington Post • Sep. 14, 2021
When I see him, or what is left of him, I will tell him all about the missing part of me and listen for his crying shame.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
