mortified
Example Sentences
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At the time, Mr Hughes said he was "personally mortified" by the mistake and acknowledged the "deep disruption" it caused.
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"It is understandable. It is a film set in a church with lots of priests... but she was so mortified and kept apologising," she says.
From BBC
"And I started to think, 'this is a space where I'm supposed to be sweating, and yet I'm mortified'."
From BBC
“I’m just mortified that this is America right now,” said Ingstrup, who described herself as an independent voter.
"She was mortified, she really was, so I felt terrible for her."
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