shame
Example Sentences
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Shame on them if they waste the opportunity.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Behind a barricade and large banner saying "Milan Fashion Week Go Fur-Free", activists with a megaphone yelled "Shame on you for what you do!" as Armani guests left the show.
From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026
This is so obviously a market mania that I honestly don’t know how anyone on the Street of Shame can say otherwise and keep a straight face.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 31, 2025
Allen last toured between 2018 and 2019, following the release of her fourth studio album No Shame.
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025
Shame filled him anew; he felt more like a child at that moment than he had since this whole mess started.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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