losing face
Example Sentences
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By avoiding inflammatory rhetoric, China is building itself an off-ramp to move the policy away from a blanket ban without losing face.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025
In comments made by Manchin and Lieberman before and during Tuesday’s event, there were whispers of a means of resolving this problem without losing face.
From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2023
Mr Jack told MPs: "Ministers should always spend tax payers money efficiently, even if it means losing face."
From BBC ● May 17, 2023
And there might be a risk of losing face or some shame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2022
But I was also determined to honor my parents’ words, so Huang Taitai could never accuse my mother of losing face.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
