embarrassing situation

Example Sentences

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The Dodgers shouldn’t be here battling baseball’s junior varsity, and they know it, and they’re intent on pounding and pitching their way out of this embarrassing situation as quickly as possible.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025

To avoid an embarrassing situation and making everyone around you miserable, you should bring headphones for your kids with you on every trip.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 11, 2023

Mr. Isaacson, who has published highly praised biographies of such figures as Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein and Steve Jobs, is now grappling with an embarrassing situation as publications update their coverage from last week.

From Washington Times • Sep. 12, 2023

Friends of Jia complained about the "embarrassing" situation and the school, never having thought about it before, built an accessible one.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2022

This was a most embarrassing situation, one in which Lord Darlington would never have placed an employee.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro