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as in unabashed
not embarrassed or ashamed
unashamed of her religious beliefs and values
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as in ruthless
not sorry for having done wrong
even after being convicted of housing violations, the slumlord remained as unashamed as ever
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Recent Examples of unashamed
Young people who had money were unashamed about it.
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Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
That personality is London — unashamed, unabashed, and unafraid.
—Jack Francis, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2023
Barbie ends on a high note as an unashamed Barbie (Margot Robbie) puts her reproductive health first.
—Vulture, 24 July 2023
Wilt, being unembarrassed and unashamed of his own desires, created an environment where other stars were able to demand their share of the pie.
—Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2023
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Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
That personality is London — unashamed, unabashed, and unafraid.
—Jack Francis, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2023
Barbie ends on a high note as an unashamed Barbie (Margot Robbie) puts her reproductive health first.
—Vulture, 24 July 2023
Wilt, being unembarrassed and unashamed of his own desires, created an environment where other stars were able to demand their share of the pie.
—Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2023
See all Example Sentences for unashamed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unashamed
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Kid Rock Musician Kid Rock has been an unabashed supporter of Trump for nearly a decade.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
11 Jan. 2025
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To many, of course, this shift only foreshadows a surge in unabashed disinformation across Meta’s platforms—a transition into Face-Value-book, Misinfo-gram, and Whats-Even-True-Anymore-App.—
Raven Smith,
Vogue,
8 Jan. 2025
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The lawyer who normally practices in New York is gregarious, quick with a joke and always happy to talk to the media, but can be ruthless in cross-examination.—
Andrew Dalton,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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City are going through some stuff, Arsenal aren’t ruthless enough, Chelsea are wobbling, teams will figure out how to beat Nottingham Forest soon enough, Newcastle are the form team now but are an Alexander Isak injury away from trouble.—
Carl Anka,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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The two grew up in Deir ez-Zor, the largest city in northeastern Syria, a proud, ancient place on the banks of the Euphrates.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Letting go is tough, but Wolfhard is proud of the way the show will conclude.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Israel will try to save the life of Kfir Bibas— the red-haired baby who has spent most of his life in captivity—in exchange for unrepentant murderers.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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The only thing worse than a villain is an unrepentant one.—
Becket Adams,
National Review,
22 Dec. 2024
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The strippers are rock-star parts, gloriously unembarrassed, scene-stealers if ever there were any.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
20 Dec. 2024
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Domingo replies, practically batting his eyelashes, unembarrassed to ask me to expand on my compliment.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
20 Nov. 2024
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The Raptors had a hybrid plan — not quite shameless tanking, certainly not putting a premium on short-term winning.—
Eric Koreen,
The Athletic,
29 Dec. 2024
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It was cringe of her to dare try something so shameless only to lack follow-through in the execution.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
23 Dec. 2024
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Breathing fire Angry, vengeful, paranoid, a remorseless bully: These are trademark Carollo traits, according to city employees, two of his daughters, citizens who have argued with him and former allies double-crossed by him.—
Linda Robertson,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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In the comics, Sofia is secretly acting as the remorseless serial killer known as the Hangman, and is portrayed as a cunning criminal who murders her own brother, Alberto, and attempts to take over the Falcones and cement their rule over Gotham.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
28 Oct. 2024
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And having more thoughtful conversations doesn’t preclude the need sometimes to confront those who are needlessly cruel or organizations that benefit from such exploitation.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
18 Jan. 2025
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In recent months, the Justice Department and the state filed thousands of pages of new records in the lawsuit, including reports and sworn statements from pediatricians, scholars and others who describe Florida’s policies as archaic and cruel.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Unashamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unashamed. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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