blameworthy

Example Sentences

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Repenters are wracked by "an overwhelming sense of guilt," a hard-to-shake feeling that one is blameworthy for having benefited from historical injustices, and for continuing to benefit from racist systems.

From Salon

Ideally, the blameworthy baddie would be someone who can cast these politicians’ own party as the hero.

From Washington Post

Something we realized early on was how this book could be construed as a finger-pointing exercise, but we knew it would be far more complex and less blameworthy.

From Salon

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

From BBC

If the Gaza fighting comes to seem like a failure, he said, Netanyahu is a master of deflection, and will seek to ensure others appear more blameworthy.

From Los Angeles Times