shame

Definition:
1. A state of dishonor.
2. An unfortunate development.
3. Bring shame or dishonor upon.
4. Compel through a sense of shame.
5. Cause to be ashamed.

Use 'shame' in a sentence:

• 1. He seems to want to exhibit his shame.
• 2. To my shame I refused to listen to her side of the story.
• 3. She hung her head in shame.
• 4. He tried to deny it. Shame on him!
• 5. You freeze in horror and burn with shame.
• 6. The boys hung their heads in shame.
• 7. I nearly died of shame.
• 8. Hurry up! It would be a shame to miss the beginning of the play.
• 9. She felt a deep sense of shame and repugnance.
• 10. The student felt that his failure would bring shame on his family, but in fact there is no shame in failing.
• 11. Shame, she's so cute!
• 12. What a damn shame!
• 13. He is void of shame.
• 14. I have brought shame and dishonour on my family.
• 15. Are these displays of pride and shame common to all humans?
• 16. He would not let neighbours shame him into silence.
• 17. The government will also name and shame the worst performing airlines.
• 18. His face burned with shame.
• 19. They feel shame and guilt as though it is their fault.
• 20. I wouldn't shame my father by trying that.
• 21. It's a shame that she wasn't here to see it.
• 22. She flushed crimson with shame.
• 23. Ay, there's the shame of it--not in Heathennesse, Christian England!
• 24. It's a shame, but I don't have the time.
• 25. His hand shook, but it was in exultation rather than in shame.
• 26. She shamed her father into promising more help.
• 27. It's a shame about Tim, isn't it?
• 28. His playing really put me to shame.
• 29. She bowed her head in shame.
• 30. Have you no shame?
• 31. I don't want to bring shame on the family name.
• 32. She felt that her failure would bring shame on her family.
• 33. It would be a crying shame not to take them up on the offer.
• 34. He could not live with the shame of other people knowing the truth.
• 35. What a shame they couldn't come.
• 36. Oh dear! What a shame.
• 37. His generosity shamed them all.
• 38. Her father and her brothers would die of shame.
• 39. It would be a shame if you lost it.
• 40. There is a sense of shame, sometimes carried to extremes.
• 41. Their presentation put ours to shame.
• 42. Jenny shuffled her feet and blushed with shame.
• 43. You've no reason to reproach yourself, no reason to feel shame.
• 44. It's a crying shame to waste all that food.
• 45. She felt a deep sense of shame.