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in a compromising position

ADJECTIVE
red-handed
Synonyms


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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

She always announced herself, so that it was impossible to be caught in a compromising position, or even a tender glance.

From Cinderella Jane by Cooke, Marjorie Benton




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