shameful episode

collocation in English

meaningsofshamefulandepisode

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shameful
adjective
uk
/ˈʃeɪm.fəl/us
/ˈʃeɪm.fəl/
deserving blame, or being a reason for ...
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episode
noun[C]
uk
/ˈep.ɪ.səʊd/us
/ˈep.ə.soʊd/
a single event or group of ...
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(Definition ofshamefulandepisodefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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That was ashamefulepisodein our industrial relations history.
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This is ashamefulepisodeand it is the second in two days.
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That is ashamefulepisodein recent political history.
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This is the mostshamefulepisodeof all.
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I believe that we are all agreed that it is ashamefulepisode.
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It was a veryshamefulepisodein the history of this country's decolonisation.
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It must be increased substantially if we are to emerge from thisshamefulepisodein our history with any credit at all.
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It was ashamefulepisodein our politics.
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History will tell the truth about thatshamefulepisode.
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That is ashamefulepisode.
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It was ashamefulepisode.
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This has been ashamefulepisode.
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Fourthly, will this man be entitled to damages for wrongful arrest and false imprisonment, and what guarantee is there that thisshamefulepisodewill not occur again?
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His confidence in his city's future growth enabled him to weave historical narratives that confronted shameful episodes head on.
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That is one of the most shameful episodes in recent years—perhaps in my short political life.
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