How to Use shaming in a Sentence

shaming

noun
  • Yes, parental shaming of all kinds needs to end.
    — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 12 Nov. 2025
  • And there's lunch shaming that goes on for kids who can't afford school lunches.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Body shaming is a terrible thing, and no girl should have to go through that — or guy.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 27 Apr. 2023
  • No shaming of those who want to pull their pajamas on straight after work.
    — Bianca London, Glamour, 22 Sep. 2023
  • There’s blaming and shaming because many of those who need help have substance use problems.
    — Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 28 Jan. 2024
  • But labrum-shaming was just one of the adverse events Schwartz suffered in his rookie year.
    — cleveland, 25 July 2022
  • Except today, the shaming will be one social media click away.
    — Maria Laurino, The New Republic, 25 Aug. 2022
  • That means no tricking them into it, no shaming, no pressuring.
    — Gail Cornwall, Good Housekeeping, 8 Oct. 2022
  • And all this self-awareness, this shaming started on social media.
    — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Public shaming, this writer is well aware, will reinforce the status quo where the law may fail to do so.
    — Rachel Gevlin, The Conversation, 17 June 2022
  • Rhett had done us all dirty at least once, and my public shaming of him earned me a candy homage that lasted throughout the first half.
    — Jonathan Rowe, Spin, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The shaming may not end anytime soon, given the intolerance of the modern left.
    — James Freeman, WSJ, 3 May 2021
  • In the beginning, there was real optimism that such protests and public shaming would work.
    — Erika D. Smithcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2022
  • There’s no longer a need for a protective outer shell to fend off online attacks, ridicule, and public shaming.
    — Kaila Yu, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The penalties range from public shaming by their governments to large fines and outright sanctions.
    — Daniel Yergin, WSJ, 26 Dec. 2022
  • As does the message, which had to be uplifting, not competitive or shaming.
    — The Editors Of Mh, Men's Health, 19 July 2023
  • And at the structural level, shaming serves to undermine public health orders.
    — Mirel Zaman, refinery29.com, 9 Mar. 2021
  • Simply put, compliance is not always the primary goal of shaming.
    — Rochelle Terman, Foreign Affairs, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Everywhere, people are fat shaming, grapevining and splitting time equally between their right and left sides.
    — Ellen Gamerman, WSJ, 16 June 2022
  • At the same time, users can once again tell who’s presumably paying for Twitter — which has led to extensive shaming in the past.
    — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Frankly, the script lays on the shaming of Mulan for not being womanly enough pretty thick in the earliest scenes.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2020
  • This shaming, usually thinly veiled as concern for my health, falls recklessly from the mouths of family, friends and strangers alike.
    — Kaci Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2022
  • There’s an invisible thread that connects all of us women who go through an experience of public shaming.
    — Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The threat of public shaming makes normal interactions risky and at times can lessen the chance young men will pursue relationships or go on dates.
    — Eli Thompson, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Taylor has remained silent out of fear of further abuse, retaliation and public shaming.
    — Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Taylor has remained silent out of fear of further abuse, retaliation and public shaming.
    — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Taylor has remained silent out of fear of further abuse, retaliation and public shaming.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Taylor has remained silent out of fear of further abuse, retaliation and public shaming.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 19 Mar. 2026
  • In 2019, Moore's eldest daughter opened up about her struggles with body shaming and low self-esteem as a teen.
    — Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Taylor has remained silent out of fear of further abuse, retaliation, and public shaming.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026

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