shames
Americannoun
plural
shamosimExample Sentences
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The second pilot meets their passengers’ fear with hysteria, shrieking, outburst—that pilot shames their passengers, saying, “I can’t do my job because of YOU.”
From Slate • May 10, 2026
“That is a disgrace. It outrages and shames me deeply,” Scholz said.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2023
"We need to lead a campaign worldwide to fight against this virus that shames everyone in football."
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2023
She shames his grammar, then orders him to call Estella into the room.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2023
“If it isn’t sophisticated then I can’t ever use them words again. Lordy me, to think of Bull Meecham let an unsophisticated word pass his lips. Why, it shames me even to think of it.”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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