what've
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Example Sentences
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"Guilt is an internal emotion that you feel inside" but "shame is external"? Shame requires others knowing & judging what've you've done?
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2017
Spider-Man’s been around for 50 years, and at some point if he’s still taking pictures for the Daily Bugle, you go, "Oh my God, what’ve you done with your life Spider-Man?"
From The Verge ● Feb. 19, 2015
"Oh my gawd dad, what've you done to your hair?" the son shouted.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
“Where’ve you — blimey, what’ve you done to your face?” said Ron, goggling at him along with everyone else in the vicinity.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
"Yes, what've you got to say?" inquired the biggest, also turning.
From The Biography of a Prairie Girl by Gates, Eleanor
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