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
Counter-demonstrations in Hong Kong could spoil the show and cause Xi a humiliating loss of face.
From Washington Post • Sep. 1, 2019
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 whatever you do, don't imagine that I'm afraid of any loss of face.
From Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books by Joly, H. Bencraft
