shame
Example Sentences
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Shame on them if they waste the opportunity.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Then she’s hit with, “Oh, my God he did it again. Shame on me.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
Some protesters held up placards that read "No place for antisemitism" or "Shame".
From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025
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
Shame had kept me from revealing it sooner.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
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