Example Sentences

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"What did he do t' y'?" the boy wanted to know, almost blamefully.

From The Rich Little Poor Boy by Gates, Eleanor

She went on the Stage, was a Rage, as a— Why— As a page, and they spoke of her blamefully.

From When hearts are trumps by Hall, Thomas Winthrop

I had no weapon now but my dagger, for, in rising to relight the candle, I had carelessly and blamefully left my sword in the straw.

From Red Axe by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)