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
And yet the commercial exploitation of family trauma left me feeling deeply uncomfortable and even ashamed, like I was caught holding a ticket stub for the rubbernecking line at a train crash.
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Evelyn McDonnell 5, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
Hegseth should be ashamed of himself and reverse this immediately.
—Sophie Clark
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
Or not feel ashamed to ask for help or walk in the door.
—Cyril A. Reinicke, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
To lose a series to the Edmonton Oilers is nothing to be ashamed about.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 30 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for ashamed
Evelyn McDonnell 5, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
Hegseth should be ashamed of himself and reverse this immediately.
—Sophie Clark
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
Or not feel ashamed to ask for help or walk in the door.
—Cyril A. Reinicke, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
To lose a series to the Edmonton Oilers is nothing to be ashamed about.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 30 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for ashamed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ashamed
guilty
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What To Know Shannon McShane was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to influencing a public servant, perjury, and retaliation against a witness or victim.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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If found guilty, Amazon could be fined up to one percent of its annual UK turnover.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
24 June 2025
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“Ashamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ashamed. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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