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Meanings of put to shame in English

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Usage of put to shame in English
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The boy did not want to be thus publicly put to shame.
The Boy from the Ranch; Or, Roy Bradner's City Experiences
2
Their massive chests and powerful limbs put to shame our dwindled proportions.
Views A-foot; Or, Europe Seen with Knapsack and Staff
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When he saw how Telemachos was put to shame, he grew angry.
Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca / Adapted from the Third Book of th...
4
Its temples, for beauty and dignity, put to shame most Protestant churches.
Modern Religious Cults and Movements
5
Jennie Montgomery's happy face would put to shame the most inveterate grumbler.
Marguerite Verne; Or, Scenes from Canadian Life
6
Now what think you of being put to shame before all these?
Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VII (of 8)
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Nay, blest is the Lord that was put to shame for me!
The Pilgrim's Progress in Words of One Syllable
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He would put to shame the provoked spontaneity of any spring in Saratoga.
An Open-Eyed Conspiracy; An Idyl of Saratoga
9
Ataulf was murdered, and all his children; Placidia put to shame.
The Roman and the Teuton / A Series of Lectures delivered before...
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So far, my scepticism was put to shame; her spiritual ecstasy maintained itself.
The Path Of Duty
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Almost it appealed that she should not be put to shame before herself.
Witness for the Defence
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Sure universal monarchy was never so put to shame as that of France!
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2
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May those who watch for his halting be confounded and put to shame!
The Story of My Life / Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Publi...
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And the reality will put to shame all my descriptions.
Springhaven: A Tale of the Great War
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I was put to shame before all those grinning people.
Westways: A Village Chronicle
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Our fathers trusted Thee, and were not put to shame!
Parish Papers
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