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Example sentences for "felt ashamed"

  • She looked at him in silence, with a questioning look, and he felt ashamed.

  • Now I felt ashamed on his account, and determined not to mention the matter.

  • After I had visited the man several times in his shop and the article had not been sold, I felt ashamed to go any more, began to think of something else, and forgot the matter.

  • Then I felt ashamed of having taken so little interest in his troubles, and murmured some sympathetic words.

  • He was struck with amazement, dwindled down, felt ashamed of himself, and believed he had made a mistake.

  • My landlady’s servant waited upon me, for I had moved into her rooms simply because on my return from the duel I had sent Afanasy back to the regiment, as I felt ashamed to look him in the face after my last interview with him.

  • And when he had poured out his heart, he felt ashamed at having shown me his inmost soul like that.

  • He felt ashamed too of having given so confident an opinion about a woman.

  • I remember that I came to you afterwards and wanted to comfort you, but do you know, I felt ashamed to.

  • He recalled his labors on the Legal Code, and how painstakingly he had translated the articles of the Roman and French codes into Russian, and he felt ashamed of himself.

  • He felt ashamed, and with one arm covered his legs from which his cloak had in fact slipped.

  • He felt ashamed; he felt that he was occupying someone else's place here beside Helene.

  • But she looked annoyed and drew away from him, and he felt ashamed.

  • Then he felt ashamed of having harboured base thoughts of so innocent a girl, and finally his passion was transformed into admiration for this poor little thing, who had managed to keep herself unspotted in the midst of temptation.

  • Sometimes he felt ashamed when he realised that he was mourning less and less for his child as time went by; and finally he forgot all about it.

  • Holding out his hand, and speaking in a low voice, for he felt ashamed of begging when it came to the point, he said: "Please can yer give me a morsel of bread?

  • He felt ashamed to beg, and looked back at Barney for support, who immediately came slouching up with his white mice, and began to speak in his usual professional whine.

  • Fortunately, he thought, there was no one to see them; but still he felt ashamed of crying, and bent his head on his folded arms.

  • My friend had his book back, my erotic excitement ceased, I grew stronger, felt ashamed of myself, and soon found a new excitement.

  • I went in and feigned to wash myself, and hearing them all laughing, felt ashamed to come out, thinking they were laughing about me; though such was not the case, it was because Fred was beginning to pull about my woman.

  • As I pulled her legs asunder, I felt ashamed, but lust was strong.

  • I felt ashamed to let him take my hand, but I did not know yet what else to do.

  • She had so far improved me, for the time, that though I was angry with her, I felt ashamed, and with a short 'Goori!

  • I was obliged to confess--I felt ashamed, even of being at this disadvantage before Littimer--that Miss Mowcher and I were wholly unacquainted.

  • She had so far improved me, for the time, that though I was angry with her, I felt ashamed, and with a short "Goori!

  • He felt ashamed somehow, and in awe of this emotion that was beyond him.

  • And then I felt ashamed of myself, felt I must come and beg your pardon.

  • Because they are the truth," she answered with quiet dignity; and he felt ashamed of himself without knowing why.

  • I thought that I was lost; but I felt ashamed to cry.

  • Besides we felt ashamed to beg: we owed everybody money and flour and bread.

  • Still, he felt ashamed, as though he had actually been caught at some stupid prank.

  • But it occurred to him at once that he was being ungracious, and he felt ashamed.

  • He felt ashamed that, by his stubbornness, he had offended his mother, and he felt vexed that she had taken the booklet from him; he was even more vexed at himself for letting the matter go so far.

  • No; he felt ashamed on their account, but let them be.

  • He felt ashamed to remind him, and it was not till half a year had elapsed, that, at the instigation of his own father, he demanded payment.

  • Pelle talked at the top of his voice and pointed with his finger at passers-by; John corrected him, and as he felt his solidarity with him, felt ashamed on his account.

  • Then he felt ashamed of his hardness; he cursed his selfishness, he hated and despised himself, but could not get rid of his bad feelings.

  • Then he felt ashamed of the momentary cowardice, and with but one quick throb of fear at the peril he was rushing into, he bent forward and spurred Greyfel into the fire.

  • Ned wanted to give the blind girl something but he felt ashamed to give before Nellie.

  • For the first time in his life he felt ashamed of being an Australian.

  • Only Nellie had not mentioned anything of the kind and he felt ashamed of acknowledging his suspicions by enquiring, in case it should turn out to be otherwise.

  • He never cared to have the tawse mentioned; it was an ally he felt ashamed of in his fight with ignorance and he used it rarely, though custom and the natural perverse-ness of youth made its presence necessary in his desk.

  • He felt ashamed of his dreams, his pictures, his illusions.

  • It was a thought that came to him in a flash and must find words, but somehow he felt ashamed when he had uttered them.

  • He was hungry; he welcomed the little respite the taking of food would give him from the telling of a confidence he felt ashamed to share with Miss Mary.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "felt ashamed" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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