How to Use shame in a Sentence

shame

1 of 2 noun
Definition of shamenext
Synonyms for shamenext
  • He felt shame for his lies.
  • He had to endure the shame of being fired.
  • How could you be so rude? Have you no shame?
  • Her crimes brought shame upon her family.
  • Richard Nixon, in the end, had a sense of shame and obeyed the Supreme Court.
    — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2023
  • But the mockery, the loss of status and the shame remained.
    — Flora Cassen, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The shame is that no one on the bench joined in on Saturday night.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2023
  • A lot of survivors carry a lot of shame, blame and guilt.
    — Delaney Nothaft, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Weight shame is part of what drove their brother, Rob, out of the spotlight.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 20 July 2023
  • But the pangs of embarrassment and shame takes longer to go away.
    — Kui Mwai, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2023
  • What a shame not to have been able to enjoy the best player in the world during the 90 minutes.
    — Adrianna C. Freedman, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2023
  • There’s a decent chance The Vince Staples Show will be a one-and-done project for the artist, which would be a shame.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 15 Feb. 2024
  • There is no shame in just being rather than doing all the time.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
  • My love for home had become a wrenching source of shame.
    — Various Staff Writers, Special Correspondents, and Special Contributors, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Dec. 2023
  • There’s no shame in getting your paint scratched away from home.
    — Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Jan. 2024
  • There’s no shame, there’s no aging, there’s no death, there’s no pain.
    — Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2024
  • But, of course, there is still so much shame surrounding it.
    — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Anytime anyone has to step off, there’s no shame in it.
    — Josh Moore, The Courier-Journal, 1 June 2023
  • There’s no shame in keeping your head down and ignoring the press for a long time.
    — Casey Newton, The Verge, 26 Apr. 2023
  • And shame should indeed be wrought on those who put this display up.
    — Matthew Malec, National Review, 27 Dec. 2023
  • But Trump and his supporters are not likely to treat this as a walk of shame.
    — Mary Angela Bock, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The as-told-to mode brings shame and loyalty into the picture.
    — Willing Davidson, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2024
  • And while the wall in South Miami, once was a wall of shame, today it is known as the Wall of Unity.
    — Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2024
  • For Haynes, the act of painting the nude is, more than anything else, an antidote to shame.
    — Julia Halperin, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Skinny bitches with straight hair and straight teeth would hang their silky heads and weep with shame.
    — Zadie Smith, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2023
  • You’re told 30 immigrants have drowned in the Mediterranean, and think ‘what a shame’ and go on eating.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The light, the trumpet, the sweat and the shame of the young man, the profound indifference of the world to him—all of it exceeded language.
    — Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Atlanta was rattled and shrouded in shame as word of the massacre spread.
    — Rick Rojas Alyssa Pointer, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2023
  • And there's a fun faux-single-shot action splash-panel that puts most such brawls to shame.
    — A.a. Dowd, Chron, 28 Apr. 2023
  • And shame around it can make these times of financial hardships seem even greater.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 13 Feb. 2024
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shame

2 of 2 verb
  • He was shamed by his behavior at the party.
  • Dads who don’t pull their weight are shamed for it now.
    — Amanda Hess, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2023
  • The threat of being shamed lurks at the edges of all of internet life.
    — Claire Dederer, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Her fans, on the other hand, were less apt to let the body shaming slide.
    — Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2023
  • And that's not to shame any of these dudes for being involved.
    — Michael Sykes, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2022
  • Even with the procedures, the body shaming didn’t stop.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The president would do well to follow the old adage: Tell the truth—and shame the devil.
    — Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 21 Jan. 2023
  • But that’s no reason not to do it anyway — or to shame those who do.
    — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2022
  • They weren’t meant to shame; they were meant as a time of attunement with your child.
    — Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2021
  • John Kerry should have been shamed off the public scene decades ago.
    — Ray Nothstine, National Review, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Because Knowles-Carter was raised in a household where young girls were told to tell the truth and shame the devil.
    — TIME, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Keller, who is still friends with Nick for some reason, attempts to shame him and gets dragged for the second time in the span of 24 hours.
    — Kyndall Cunningham, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021
  • But, of course, there’s a large audience for that, no drink shaming here.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The performances are great, and the VFX still put most effects-heavy movies to shame all these years later.
    — Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 15 Dec. 2022
  • At the same time, we are shamed for not being able to control our desire to consume.
    — Samhita Mukhopadhyay, Bon Appétit, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Elon Musk publicly shamed an employee and had a laugh about it.
    — Scott Nover, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Luxe cabin to shame an Audi A3, the best-sounding engine of the sextet, swanky looks.
    — Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 22 Sep. 2021
  • My boss didn’t shame me or pressure me to keep performing at work.
    — Natasha Lavende, SELF, 13 Aug. 2021
  • Schoolyard bullies feel free to torment and shame their obese peers.
    — Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2023
  • In a highlight sequence, the two heroes put a bunch of uptight British colonials to shame in a dance off.
    — Ashley Wong, WSJ, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Avoid body shaming yourself or others in front of your kids.
    — Sarah Scott, Parents, 12 Feb. 2024
  • To normalize your fears, please do not seek out people who will shame you.
    — Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2022
  • Nowadays, they would be shamed, and formal meals are four courses at most.
    — Miss Manners | Judith Martin, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Here's a stat that might shame you into getting into gear.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 1 Apr. 2022
  • But there’s also a truthful history that must be told, not to shame or blame.
    — Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Adapt your business to embrace remote work, not shame it.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022
  • The chassis and steering provide high levels of feedback that shame many sports cars.
    — Car and Driver, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Frankie stands tall and firm in their humanity and rejects any attempts to shame them.
    — Wilson Cruz, Peoplemag, 10 Dec. 2023
  • And Killen, like the troubled town of Brookside, has turned its Facebook page into a vehicle to shame those who fail to pay.
    — Ashley Remkus | Aremkus@al.com, al, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Nielsen says the open spots are not meant to shame the congressmen, but to allow for the possibility of a last-minute change of heart.
    — Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 May 2022

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