embarrassed
Example Sentences
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I remember I was so embarrassed, but I didn’t understand it’s not the role of a story editor to be giving feedback to the cast between takes on a show.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
One of its co-sponsors was embarrassed enough to remove his name from the proposal.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026
"Sometimes people can get very embarrassed by pests because there is an inclination that maybe they're dirty, which actually isn't always the case," he said.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Maybe the most important thing that Christopher Brown, an attorney at the Federal Trade Commission, said Thursday about scams targeting U.S. citizens is that people who fall for them shouldn’t feel embarrassed.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
He looks terribly embarrassed now—hopeful and needy and then embarrassed for being hopeful and needy.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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