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Meanings of great shame in English

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Usage of great shame in English
1
A great shame descended upon Heyst-theshame of guilt, absurd and maddening.
Victory: An Island Tale
2
It will be a great shame if we do not all weep.
Woman and Her Saviour in Persia / By a Returned Missionary
3
For new artists to lose this station would be a great shame.
The Irish Times
4
A sense of great shame crept upon him, he hardly knew why.
The Workingman's Paradise: An Australian Labour Novel
5
I think it's a great shame to deceive people by such stories.
The Young Miner; Or, Tom Nelson in California
6
Now, there is no great shame in working on the smaller screen.
The Irish Times
7
This is a great shame to fall on you and your family.
The White Princess
8
It would be a great shame if that were to be lost.
The Guardian
9
Soon the priest arrive, and so great shame-thebride is not here!
Tish: The Chronicle of Her Escapades and Excursions
10
I have had great shame, but I must not have greater.
The Beautiful Lady
11
It's a great shame, Mendax thought, that she is on the other side.
Underground: Hacking, madness and obsession on the electronic fr...
12
It is a great shame that he shouldn't believe my word.
Eric; Or, Little by Little
13
It's a great shame of me; but what can I do?
Wives and Daughters
14
A great shame, but this remains an album full of wonder.
The Guardian
15
But he says great shame if these threats put people off traveling… Audio
Radio NZ
16
That's a fucking great shame, but it's the way it is.
The evolutionary void
This collocation consists of:
Great shame through the time
Great shame across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common