shame
Example Sentences
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What a shame that no one told the Wayans that so “Scary Movie” could have a shot at actually being good.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
And somebody once told me that the distance between your public and private self is the amount of shame that you carry.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
That would be a shame, given how inspired Bass was by his primary effort.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
It would be a shame if we do not soon hear Hull saying something similar.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
But then she stopped, for the shame and hurt brought on by Edward Ashton’s remark about her family tree washed over her once more.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing shame
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