Example Sentences

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Despite his metaphorically Olympian stature, the pop star’s death was astoundingly and shamefully normal for a United States citizen.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

The first census of British India was conducted in 1871-72, 14 years after the shamefully bloody Sepoy Mutiny, and counted some 200 million Indian subjects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

In a statement in the House of Commons, Cooper said that despite Prof Jay's report and other inquiries, "shamefully little progress had been made".

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2025

But if pressed, I’d shamefully admit I listened to 68 hour-plus episodes of five nerds playing a board game.

From Slate • Dec. 28, 2024

Secretly, shamefully, not entirely consciously, but for all that quite head-over- heels in love.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides