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
Heather Dunbar was already in the process of trying to do just that and reached out to Attorney General Martha Wilson for help, which now puts Dunbar in a compromising position.
From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2016
He has made a damaging admission, and one that places him in a compromising position.
From A War-Time Wooing A Story by King, Charles
