What is a sentence using the word abash?

Answer 1

main kehna chah raha tha.
As little Johnny confidently showed his picture to the class knowing they'll praise it, the other students abashed him harshly, calling his picture ugly, and he immediately began to cry.

Abash means to destroy the self-confidence or poise of something or someone. It can mean to embarrass someone harshly or make them feel ashamed. In my sentence, the other students abashed little Johnny. They made little Johnny embarrassed and ashamed of his picture after he worked so hard on it. Poor little Johnny.