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
Waging war on Denmark is wrong and will damage U.S. defense and foreign relations for decades
We Americans should be ashamed of ourselves and of our government.
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2025
The Adams family and the league should all be ashamed of themselves.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Governor Healy and Mayor Wu should be ashamed of supporting sanctuary policies.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
And both Team Johnson and complicit aldermen should be ashamed this ham-handed gambit was kept under wraps when those affected could have had a say.
Submit a letter, of no more than 400 words, to the editor here or email letters@chicagotribune.com.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2025
The Adams family and the league should all be ashamed of themselves.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Governor Healy and Mayor Wu should be ashamed of supporting sanctuary policies.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
And both Team Johnson and complicit aldermen should be ashamed this ham-handed gambit was kept under wraps when those affected could have had a say.
Submit a letter, of no more than 400 words, to the editor here or email letters@chicagotribune.com.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
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Anthony Aguirre, 25, Aguirre pleaded guilty in August to distributing fentanyl to a minor and being a felon in possession of a gun.—
Andrea Klick,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2025
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Guentzel was also guilty of two penalties, both of which were of the unnecessary variety.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Ashamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ashamed. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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