Sentence examples for to shame from inspiring English sources

Suggestions(5)

to embarrass

to humiliation

to tragedy

to disgrace

to stigma

"to shame" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to describe an action or situation that causes someone to feel embarrassed or humiliated. For example: "The child's poor performance was to shame in front of his peers."

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to shame

verb

To feel shame, be ashamed.

synonyms

Exact(60)

We return to shame.

Independent

Then back to shame.

The New Yorker

They put my knowledge to shame.

Independent

She hadn't meant to shame him.

The New Yorker

Its budget deficit puts Britain to shame.

The Economist

An album to shame most rappers.

Independent

Puts the rest of us to shame".

The New Yorker

Which brings us to shame.

The Guardian - Opinion

"The purpose was to shame.

The New York Times

In fact, putting many to shame.

University of California, Berkeley

But nothing seems to shame them.

The Washington Post

More suggestions(15)

to harm

to opprobrium

to pity

to punishment

to mockery

to infamy

to scandal

to remorse

to self conscious

to embarrassing

to outrageous

to ignominy

to shaming

to outrage

to knows

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