guilty secret

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a secret that makes you feel ashamed

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  • He carried a guilty secret from his past for many years.
  • She finally confessed her guilty secret to her best friend, feeling a sense of relief.
  • The politician was rumored to have a guilty secret that could ruin his career.
  • Living with a guilty secret can be a heavy burden on one's conscience.
  • Despite his calm exterior, he harbored a deep guilty secret that made him restless.
  • Uncovering her guilty secret explained much of her strange and reclusive behavior.
  • Their shared guilty secret bound them together in an uneasy and often tense alliance.
  • He tried desperately to bury his guilty secret but it always resurfaced in his nightmares.
  • Admitting to a guilty secret requires immense courage and a willingness to face consequences.
  • What began as a small, harmless lie became a guilty secret that haunted her for years.