be ashamed
Example Sentences
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"I would be ashamed to have written any part of this," Wilson argued in the London Review of Books, adding it "lacks many of the elements that make the poem great".
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
The AMA ought to be ashamed for ignoring the bulk of American physicians.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
We’ve long been told by American society to be ashamed of who we are, yet no one felt any shame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
"We should be ashamed that this is happening to birds year after year and nothing is ever done," it said.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
It did not enter his head that a wizard might be ashamed to perform such simple crafts, for he had been a witch-child among poorer folk than these.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
