blameworthy

Example Sentences

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But to be fair, China's not quite as blameworthy as it seems.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2021

An apology, according to the Canadian sociologist Erving Goffman, is "a splitting of the self into a blameworthy part and a part that stands back and sympathizes with the blame giving."

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2021

The most complicated character in this story may be Mimi — who is at turns sympathetic and blameworthy.

From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2020

The script I have for you, I’m afraid, will help you accept zero amount of blame, because you have done nothing blameworthy.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2018

He could not wholly overlook her manners and speech; yet he did not feel that she was blameworthy for either.

From The Heart of Canyon Pass by Holmes, Thomas K.