How do you use Shame in a sentence? See 20 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like arouse or honor, plus the exact meaning.
Shame in a sentence
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Shame meaning
- An uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of one's own impropriety or dishonor, or something being exposed that should have been kept private.
- Something to regret.
- Reproach incurred or suffered; dishonour; ignominy; derision.
Example sentences (20)
After the embarrassment and the walk of shame out of the gym, the poor photo staff had to reassemble the backdrops.
In 2012, Jones called then Labor prime minister Julia Gillard a liar whose recently deceased father had died of shame.
Chase’s “ability to spin a yarn puts Fyre Festival’s Billy McFarland to shame,” per the official character description.
However, if you’re not quite ready to get serious with someone, there’s no shame in just having a little fun!
At a whopping 22.31ft-long, the Germans have put the Americans and their trucks to shame with this offering.
Because of the longevity of their careers, too many people will remember them mostly in their twilights, which is a shame.
Investigative journalist Arnold Diaz, known for his “shame" investigative feature has died at the age of 74.
Did I want to be the sort of person who wasn’t afraid of their sexuality, even in the face of shame and public disapproval?
His Leeds future is far from sorted and it would be a shame for this to be his final outing for the Whites.
In another clip shared on X, Gove was seen walking down a London street as protesters followed him chanting “Shame on you”.
But the days of him covering his mouth or hanging his head in shame are now behind the Black River native.
According to Dr. Bowes, this growth allows for more access to cosmetic treatments without shame or guilt.
However she admitted it is 'a shame' that people can't swim in many UK coastlines due to 'dumped sewage'.
Any decent Canadian must feel the shame of this treatment of a country that has given so much to Canada.
Despite Knives being in high school, the six-year age gap, and shame from Scott’s bandmates, the two seemed fairly compatible.
And a party dance scene where the two put a group of wealthy Brits to shame with their fanciful moves?
And I think that’s a shame because that must deny them a lot of the pleasure of a ghost story, y’know?
But it was impossible to separate the kids’ classes I took from my underlying shame, vulnerability, and deeply rooted fatphobia.
And it’s a shame because some had everything they needed to go all the way, but alas, they ended up being bitter disappointments.
Carole Mulroney, liberal democrat councillor for Leigh ward, said Zinc’s closure was a “shame” and the building should be utilised.
Common combinations with shame
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- shame that 31×
- shame on 24×
- it shame 21×
- to shame 19×
- of shame 18×
- shame shame 16×
- and shame 11×
- shame to 11×
- it's shame 11×
- the shame 11×
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The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word shame. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.