Example Sentences

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Well, why would someone make such a solemn, self-reproachful fuss about a bad back?

From The New Yorker • Jan. 18, 2016

But on the page, she emanates an implacable gravity, a command of literature and philosophy that leaves one riveted, if also a bit self-reproachful.

From Time Magazine Archive

“I shall stay, of course, I’m oldest,” began Meg, looking anxious and self-reproachful.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

"I shall stay, of course; I'm oldest," began Meg, looking anxious and self-reproachful.

From Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy by Alcott, Louisa May

In a flash John Dene seemed to change into a human being, solicitous and self-reproachful.

From John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall by Jenkins, Herbert George