loss of face
Example Sentences
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“England? That would be the biggest loss of face in the history of football if I said I’ll make an exception for you.”
From BBC • Jul. 31, 2024
After relentlessly insisting all year that the Games should go ahead, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Bach would suffer a massive loss of face from any cancellation.
From Washington Post • Jul. 20, 2021
Often, to get deals done with a minimum loss of face, governments negotiate two or more issues, insisting they are separate.
From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2016
The results of the audit would not be released, to spare the defeated candidate a loss of face.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 27, 2016
And he knew that Electron must be suffering a terrible loss of face.
From Underground by Dreyfus, Suelette
