red-faced

Example Sentences

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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

Lead attorneys like the red-faced lawyer had made money not only by settling their own clients’ cases but by spearheading the lawsuit.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 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

The waiter, a red-faced boy with bitten nails, lingered for a moment.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt