put on the spot
Example Sentences
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“We just couldn’t, because we’d been put on the spot and told to do it, and that had never happened before … the trick was not to think about it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2025
But he has been put on the spot by President Biden’s announcement outlining a proposal for a truce.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2024
He was put on the spot by a female American journalist.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2024
The Prince of Wales has been put on the spot when visiting a youth project in a city when a boy asked him how much was in his bank account.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2023
I hate being put on the spot in front of strangers.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
