ashamed
Example Sentences
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She said she felt ashamed asking for help: "there is a stigma having to ask someone else for food and not being able to provide for yourself."
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
Sean Penn, Hollywood's eternal rebel, on Sunday won a third Oscar for his comic yet terrifying portrayal of an absurdly uptight soldier ashamed of his past in "One Battle After Another."
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
“I feel ashamed and think about those other women all the time,” Pozhidaeva said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
I miss a place that did not make me feel ashamed about my most outlandish yearnings and dreams.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
“A sister who is so not ashamed of you,” she replies, grabbing my hand from across the table.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.