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That shame, that scarlet letter, that’s with you forever.
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Deadline, 4 June 2025
His outsider status as a hunchback is instead a costume that presumably serves as scarlet letter or Star of David.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
If the Rockies lose 125 games, or even 115 games, will Schaffer be marked by the scarlet letter of failure?
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 25 May 2025
De-shame debt Debt, whether from student loans or credit cards, can feel like a scarlet letter.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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Deadline, 4 June 2025
His outsider status as a hunchback is instead a costume that presumably serves as scarlet letter or Star of David.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
If the Rockies lose 125 games, or even 115 games, will Schaffer be marked by the scarlet letter of failure?
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 25 May 2025
De-shame debt Debt, whether from student loans or credit cards, can feel like a scarlet letter.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for scarlet letter
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“Scarlet letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scarlet%20letter. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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