red-faced

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Host Alan Cumming was quick to catch him out, leaving Mescal red-faced.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

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

Maravilla sends her children to school with hats and a bottle of sunscreen in their lunch boxes — and they still come home red-faced and sweaty during the hottest months.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2025

A large red-faced man sits behind the counter.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick