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
Yet none of the people who had new hates felt remotely ashamed.
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Sheila Heti, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
With your silly smirks your mothers would be ashamed of?
—Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2025
Baltimore’s leaders should be ashamed of the state of downtown, especially the Charles L. Benton Building, the Abel Wolman Municipal Building and City Hall.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2025
Talk to other women, research, and don't feel ashamed.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Sheila Heti, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
With your silly smirks your mothers would be ashamed of?
—Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2025
Baltimore’s leaders should be ashamed of the state of downtown, especially the Charles L. Benton Building, the Abel Wolman Municipal Building and City Hall.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2025
Talk to other women, research, and don't feel ashamed.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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 6 Feb. 2025.
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