shaming
Example Sentences
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The shaming tends to fall into two categories: the ugly mouthful and the lonely eater.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
Most of all, there is a lot of shame and shaming associated with people who go into debt or become overwhelmed by their bills.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026
They can also feel like time capsules to other dimensions; his 12-year-old daughter was scandalized by how normative bullying was after she read “Blubber,” Blume’s 1974 novel about tween mean girls and body shaming.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
Lawson's "indulgence" came in stark contrast to what writer and superfan Jessica Burrell says would now be called "food shaming".
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
The artificiality of her parents’ relationship always seemed harder, more shaming, when she was here in Kano.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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