as in guilty
suffering from or expressive of a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing
was ashamed that she had lied to the interviewer wearing a very ashamed look
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Recent Examples of ashamed
Too many people too ashamed, suspicious, or fearful to speak.
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Martin McKenzie-Murray, SPIN, 7 Jan. 2025
Don’t feel ashamed that your resume is missing a date, diploma, employment, or skill.
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Biden, or whoever is running the White House, should be ashamed.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 24 Dec. 2024
Alice felt ashamed of her background and critical of Jim’s.
—Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Martin McKenzie-Murray, SPIN, 7 Jan. 2025
Don’t feel ashamed that your resume is missing a date, diploma, employment, or skill.
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Biden, or whoever is running the White House, should be ashamed.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 24 Dec. 2024
Alice felt ashamed of her background and critical of Jim’s.
—Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for ashamed
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“Ashamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ashamed. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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