be ashamed

Example Sentences

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“If someone won money in gambling with our fate, I would hope that they might be ashamed of themselves,” she said, “and take that money and donate it directly to fire survivors.”

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2026

He added he had just touched the summit point and heard someone say "you should be ashamed of yourself".

From BBC • May 28, 2026

"I know there are many who use 'socialist' as a dirty word, something to be ashamed of," the 34-year-old told a packed room in Queens.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

“Your grandpa would be ashamed of your boys,” reads its website.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

They led upright lives just as she, Emily Brent, had led an upright life...She had never done anything to be ashamed of...And so, naturally, she wasn't going to die...

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie