embarrass

Example Sentences

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Of course, characters will be put into embarrassing positions, or embarrass themselves, embarrassment being the root of all comedy, or near enough.

From Los Angeles Times

That hole, for some in Britain, symbolises embarrassing gaps in UK hard power.

From BBC

In people, this variant influences whether someone tends to dwell on embarrassing experiences or achieve high educational success.

From Science Daily

All of which explains the two factors that surely have shaped Mr. Starmer’s embarrassing nonresponse in recent days to the Iran conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal

Something that made me feel embarrassed and shy.

From Literature