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

She loved her father so much, but even though she hated to admit it, she was also a little ashamed of him.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat