shaming
Example Sentences
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In one school I visited in Rochdale, they were starting a girls club in which they would discuss it all: from gender inequality, to domestic violence and body shaming, to periods, sexuality and friendship groups.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
“Because one job should be enough, one job should be enough, and we need to get away from the victim shaming of educators.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
“You only have so many tries” suggests his attempts to help could backfire; that language is inflammatory and shaming at worst and unhelpful at best.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026
And making matters even worse: We’re often the ones shaming ourselves.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
The beggars went back to the church steps, the stragglers moved off, and the neighbors departed so that the public shaming of Kino would not be in their eyes.
From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck
