1
a
: bringing shame : disgraceful
b
: arousing the feeling of shame
2
archaic
: full of the feeling of shame : ashamed
shamefulness
noun
Examples of shameful in a Sentence
There is no excuse for such shameful behavior.
shameful behavior by a bunch of drunken boors
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Floridians outraged by shameful anti-worker heat law.
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Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025
Yes, April Perry, an eminently qualified candidate and someone who would have ended the shameful history of the white male club of U.S. attorneys in Chicago, should have sailed through Congress.
—Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
That is shameful, especially considering that 27,000 of those who are being fired are veterans themselves.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
Their refusal to follow President Trump's executive order is a shameful, inflammatory political stunt that is inherently anti-woman and an absurd rejection of biological reality.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025
Yes, April Perry, an eminently qualified candidate and someone who would have ended the shameful history of the white male club of U.S. attorneys in Chicago, should have sailed through Congress.
—Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
That is shameful, especially considering that 27,000 of those who are being fired are veterans themselves.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
Their refusal to follow President Trump's executive order is a shameful, inflammatory political stunt that is inherently anti-woman and an absurd rejection of biological reality.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shameful
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“Shameful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shameful. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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