in a compromising position
Example Sentences
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Amina’s sleepwalking lands her in a compromising position and she is condemned by the community and rejected by Elvino until the revelation of her sleepwalking habit proves her innocent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
Saying he didn’t want to place inexperienced backup Stetson Bennett in a compromising position, McVay selected to safeguard Stafford by exclusively running the ball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2024
When the Dalai Lama did come to visit Canada in 2012, one journalist in Xinhua’s Ottawa bureau, Mark Bourrie, was placed in a compromising position.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 7, 2018
The players “put themselves in a compromising position and did not live up to the standards we have outlined for our program,” he said in the statement.
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2017
"Well, sir, an officer of the garrison is placed in a compromising position by this affair, and cannot or will not explain."
From From the Ranks by Charles King
