Well that's an awful shame that we're not involved in that.

It was such a shame, such an awful shame.

It wasn't defiance Johnny heard in her voice but a weird and awful shame.

The thought that he individually could do something to retrieve the awful shame of his sister's treachery spurred him to activity.

Why, such things would not only break their parents' hearts but bring awful shame and reproach to their family.

Good Lord in heaven, Kitty, it's an awful shame to take a pretty face and make it look like a clown.

Isn't it an awful shame, to turn you off merely because you didn't pass the exam.

It seems an awful shame not to make some use of it, even if it's only once in a while.

"It's an awful shame that you and I got together right before you have to leave."

"And it seemed an awful shame to vex the old boy."