somewhat ashamed
Frequency: 6.79.0 per million words
Indicates a slight or moderate degree of shame.
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Examples (10)
- He felt somewhat ashamed for forgetting her birthday.
- She looked somewhat ashamed when the teacher pointed out her mistake.
- I have to admit, I'm somewhat ashamed of my poor performance in the race.
- The players were somewhat ashamed of their sloppy play, despite winning the game.
- He was somewhat ashamed to ask for help, but he knew he couldn't do it alone.
- Looking back, I feel somewhat ashamed of how I behaved at the party.
- The politician seemed somewhat ashamed when confronted with his old promises.
- It's natural to be somewhat ashamed after realizing you were wrong about something important.
- We were all somewhat ashamed that we hadn't offered to help sooner.
- Even though it was a small lie, she still felt somewhat ashamed of it.