Example Sentences

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I ashamedly say it not because I think we purposely went out to hurt people or upset people or anything like that.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2022

Fleeing to the U.S. from Germany with his family, Mann ashamedly recognizes his own timidity.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2021

For a split second we made eye contact; she glanced at me briefly, ashamedly, before scurrying out the elevator.

From The Verge • Sep. 13, 2015

Yes, I experienced great remorse and regret over the tragedy that I ashamedly participated in.

From Scientific American • Jul. 1, 2015

He looked across the fire at Lennie’s anguished face, and then he looked ashamedly at the flames.

From "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck