embarrassment
Example Sentences
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The author uses judgment and trusts instincts to initiate conversations, giving priority to connection over potential embarrassment or societal ridicule.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
From kick-off, Sport Recife passed the ball among themselves for 18 seconds before Cassiano finished the move - to his own embarrassment.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
He takes the defiance as an insult and the public insult as an embarrassment.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
Your mom probably thought she was on top of things and was avoiding getting your involved in order to spare you the burden and her the embarrassment.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
The Soviet government considered it a national embarrassment and punished him for not drawing at least one game.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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