shameful
Example Sentences
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Tell them it is shameful and disgusting behaviour.
From BBC
"It is shameful that these decisions are being taken without anyone being accountable," he said.
From BBC
"It is frankly shameful that we have known about these disparities for at least 20 years - it cannot take another 20 to resolve," she added.
From BBC
We owe it to these brave men and women to support them in any way that we can, and taking away their compensation would be a shameful betrayal of that obligation.
From Washington Post
Given this country’s shameful maternal mortality rate, this is quite literally a life-and-death decision.
From Scientific American
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
