red-faced

Example Sentences

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They sit toe to toe on the gym floor, and Ilya offers a red-faced, panting Shane his water bottle.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

It was a reach—“I’m never mad,” Manley said—so he asked Chalamet to berate him off-camera to get worked up for a red-faced confrontation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

But while Celtic were enduring their calamity in Almaty, Red Star were left red-faced by Cypriot champions Pafos in the play-off.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025

I finally did make it to the finish line, panting and red-faced.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2025

He hated the red-faced man, so he wouldn’t cry until he got outside.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong