How to Use ashamed in a Sentence

ashamed

adjective
  • Parents can be ashamed to say their children no longer speak to them.
    Jeanette Tran, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
  • This is guilty-pleasure lovin', not that this song is anything to feel ashamed of.
    Kat Bein, Billboard, 4 Jan. 2018
  • No one in Florida who has been a victim of crime should feel ashamed.
    Orlando Sentinel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 9 Jan. 2018
  • And that's fine—the female body is beautiful and nothing to be ashamed of.
    Mehera Bonner, Marie Claire, 27 Oct. 2017
  • To be clear, cellulite is not big deal, completely normal, and nothing to be ashamed of.
    Mehera Bonner, Marie Claire, 5 Oct. 2017
  • Today, people wanting to look and feel great are no longer ashamed to seek aesthetic treatments.
    Macaela MacKenzie, Allure, 30 Jan. 2018
  • Ultimately, the decision to freeze your eggs is nothing to be ashamed of.
    Korin Miller, SELF, 10 Jan. 2018
  • Whoever is charging 12 bucks for these people to park in the garage should be ashamed of themselves.
    Mike Anthony, courant.com, 28 Jan. 2018
  • But using those murder victims to score cheap political points is something to be ashamed of too.
    Edward McClelland, Chicago Reader, 21 Dec. 2017
  • Fumbles doomed the Panthers, but there’s nothing to be ashamed of in a 15-1 season.
    Hunter Cooke, ajc, 23 Dec. 2017
  • Aghast at a foolish and quickly infamous mistake, one Free Press copy editor was ashamed to even come to work.
    Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 19 Oct. 2024
  • But in the meantime, if the parade led to some key players being ashamed, angry and finally more determined -- Amen to that!
    Terry Pluto, cleveland.com, 9 Jan. 2018
  • After the congregation filed out, Freeman urged Pastor Berry to be ashamed of himself, then left.
    Garrett Epps, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2017
  • Once again, Francia is proving that scars are nothing to be ashamed of, putting hers on full display at the Hollywood premiere of Grown-ish.
    Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 18 Dec. 2017
  • That's nothing be ashamed of — Kunis' holiday tradition is a fit for her famous, affluent family.
    Lisa Fogarty, Redbook, 11 Oct. 2017
  • The list, compiled by Business Insider using data from Foursquare, both of which should be ashamed, is almost impossibly bad.
    Michael Russell, OregonLive.com, 19 Oct. 2017
  • There’s no need to be ashamed of it, no need to run away from it.
    Fox News, 19 June 2020
  • Some clients were ashamed of their debts, or their wealth.
    Nerd Wallet, oregonlive, 5 Apr. 2021
  • Don’t be ashamed to ask for help from the members of your team.
    Essence, 2 Sep. 2024
  • Is your daughter the type who will feel ashamed and shrink?
    Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2021
  • People are so ashamed to talk about it and ask for help.
    Tomás Mier, PEOPLE.com, 2 Aug. 2021
  • Yes that’s a Pad in my hand & there’s nothing to be ashamed about.
    Casey Quackenbush, Time, 7 Feb. 2018
  • Women don’t have to be afraid or ashamed of their anger.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 3 June 2021
  • Those of you with your hand raised should be ashamed of yourselves.
    Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, 9 Jan. 2021
  • The fact that is now happening to kids ought to make all of them ashamed.
    Fox News, 8 July 2018
  • Don't be ashamed, but do talk to your healthcare provider.
    Angela Palmer Updated, Verywell Health, 5 July 2023
  • Don’t be ashamed to take some time for yourself or ask for help.
    Julia Ries, SELF, 9 Dec. 2022
  • The time where women are taught to be ashamed of their bodies is OVER.
    Cheryl Wray, AL.com, 14 Feb. 2018
  • Look, there’s nothing to be ashamed of and no reason to feel alone.
    Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Nov. 2021
  • Dreading Work Event: Please don’t be ashamed of your body.
    Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2021

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