crying shame
Example Sentences
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Passengers on the TUI flight from Hurghada in Egypt told the BBC it was a "crying shame" the airport was closing.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2025
“It’s a crying shame, literally, what’s happening to those families, those children in that community,” Harris said.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2024
“It’s a crying shame that essentially he has evolved into the person he is now,” said Anderson, who described his former colleague as a “subservient buffoon that unfortunately has forsaken his oath of office.”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2022
“It’s a crying shame that these clowns brought this suit,” Volzer said.
From Washington Post • Sep. 14, 2021
He, to my crying shame, obeyed them in his limping dip-straight-dip fashion.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
