self-reproach
Example Sentences
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Young Hamlet, the prince of Denmark, is burdened with self-reproach, while old King Lear suffers from narcissism, vanity and madness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
I’m flushed, too warm, I stink, sweat drips, rivulets of self-reproach; he is near me now, dry and smiling; it unnerves me, his dryness.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2022
With only one day left in July, Friday and its charms may have led to self-reproach and made us wonder whether fear of the 90s led us to deprive July of its due.
From Washington Post • Jul. 30, 2021
Perhaps it was easier to give in to the sea than to the self-reproach of allowing it to get the better of me.
From The Guardian • Mar. 23, 2021
There was no self-reproach, no uneasiness in those eyes.
From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
