SHAME in a Sentence
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246 example sentences for SHAME, such as:
1. You need have no shame about it.
2. Nice video, shame about the song.
3. Tell the truth and shame the Devil.
4. He who has no shame has no conscience.
5. I would die of shame if she ever found out.
2. Nice video, shame about the song.
3. Tell the truth and shame the Devil.
4. He who has no shame has no conscience.
5. I would die of shame if she ever found out.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of SHAME
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shame
n. a state of dishonor
v. compel through a sense of shame
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 Ethan was seized with horror of the scene and shame at his own share in it.
2 Ethan was overcome with shame at his lack of self-control in flinging the news at her so brutally.
3 As she stood before the mirror and twisted herself about to get a side view, she thought that there was absolutely nothing about her figure to cause her shame.
4 An odd look came over Charles' face, incredulity and shame struggling with love.
5 She looked up at him imploringly, her face crimson with the shame of their last meeting, and met two of the blackest eyes she had ever seen, dancing in merciless merriment.
6 Triumph was written on her face and no trace of shame for her unfilial treatment of Gerald.
7 The Meades and McLures proudly read these letters all over the neighborhood, and Scarlett had frequently felt a secret shame that Melanie had no such letters from Ashley to read aloud at sewing circles.
8 Her weapons of scorn, coldness and abuse blunted in her hands, for nothing she could say would shame him.
9 "You young misses ought ter tek shame, gittin Miss Pitty in a state," he scolded.
10 Written on it were his love for and joy that she loved him, but battling them both were shame and despair.
11 The stories about him that came back to Atlanta from Richmond and Wilmington made those who had received him in other days writhe with shame.
12 You need have no shame about it.
13 Scarlett had no shame at all, only an active feeling of relief.
14 Scarlett leaped to her feet, her face red with shame.
15 "Fo Gawd, Miss Scarlett--" Fright and shame were in her rolling eyes.
Example Sentence: (36 in 3 pages)
1 Pride goeth before, and shame cometh after.
2 Pride goes before, and shame follows after.
3 It is not shame for a man to learn that which he knows not, whatever be his age.
4 Tell the truth and shame the Devil.
5 It's really a shame we can't be together at that moment.
6 Nice video, shame about the song.
7 He who has no shame has no conscience.
8 Better die with honour than live with shame.
9 Better poor with honour than rich with shame.
10 Your bad behavior brings shame on the whole school.
11 When his teacher told his parents about his behavior, he felt great shame.
12 It did not take long to shame the boy into a change of behavior.
13 I would die of shame if she ever found out.
14 Her energy and enthusiasm puts the rest of us to shame.
15 He that deceives me once, shame fall him, if he deceives me twice, shame fall me.