How to Use ashamed in a Sentence

ashamed

adjective
  • No need for people to be ashamed!
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 Nov. 2025
  • That judge ought to be ashamed of himself.
    — Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Some were too ashamed to speak publicly.
    — Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Strength is not something to be ashamed of.
    — Brian Mast, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • There’s nothing to be ashamed of.
    — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Why shouldn’t people be ashamed of things?
    — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 7 Dec. 2025
  • Why shouldn’t people be ashamed of things?
    — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 6 Dec. 2025
  • There’s no need to be ashamed of it, no need to run away from it.
    — Fox News, 19 June 2020
  • The mother felt ashamed that her son had missed so much school.
    — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
  • Those of you with your hand raised should be ashamed of yourselves.
    — Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, 9 Jan. 2021
  • Don’t be ashamed to ask for help from the members of your team.
    — Essence, 2 Sep. 2024
  • Don’t be ashamed to take some time for yourself or ask for help.
    — Julia Ries, SELF, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Going for the black puffer coat is nothing to be ashamed of.
    — Frances Solá-Santiago, InStyle, 25 Jan. 2026
  • Don't be ashamed to ask for discounts at the grocery store.
    — NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Maybe even things the writer is later ashamed to have thought or done!
    — Nell Freudenberger, The New Yorker, 28 July 2024
  • The fact that is now happening to kids ought to make all of them ashamed.
    — Fox News, 8 July 2018
  • Look, there’s nothing to be ashamed of and no reason to feel alone.
    — Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Nov. 2021
  • Seeking help is a sign of strength; not something to be ashamed of.
    — Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Yes that’s a Pad in my hand & there’s nothing to be ashamed about.
    — Casey Quackenbush, Time, 7 Feb. 2018
  • Crowdpleasers are nothing to be ashamed of.
    — Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly, 13 June 2026
  • Berlin or no, this down-to-earth diva has nothing to be ashamed of.
    — Zoë Madonna, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Apr. 2018
  • Gray hair doesn’t appear out of the blue—and is nothing to be ashamed of.
    — Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
  • This may feel like guilt (or worse, shame), and people don’t like to feel guilty and ashamed.
    — Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2022
  • There’s nothing to be ashamed of with our locker room right now from this game.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
  • There’s no need to be ashamed; a lack of self-control isn’t fully to blame.
    — Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 9 Feb. 2024
  • There’s nothing to be ashamed of in not being an expert on the law.
    — Dominic Pino, National Review, 18 Sep. 2021
  • Justice was not served in this case and Joe Biden should be ashamed.
    — Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 2 Dec. 2024
  • This doesn’t seem like a company that is ashamed to be caught stealing.
    — James Folta, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
  • This is a ridiculous waste of time and the media should be ashamed of themselves.
    — Julian Mark, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2022
  • The people who tried to exploit this tragedy to stoke hatred of the poor should be ashamed.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Apr. 2023

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