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More than revenge, Cassie wants to embarrass potential assailants and jolt them, however briefly, out of their repugnant misogyny.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

The friend of the late Jeffrey Epstein accuser questions whether royal associates would want to "embarrass" the former prince.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Wells, took up the Rueggs’ cause, signing petitions and organizing an overseas publicity campaign designed to embarrass Chiang’s government for partisanship in its handling of the case.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

They resorted to the common, if infantile tactic of asking repeated simple but irrelevant questions in an attempt to embarrass their target.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

"No need to embarrass the person who wrote this by reading her signature," he said.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

I was in my living room, sunk into the chaise lounge I retreat to, comfortable in a way that now embarrasses me, when I heard my mother’s voice in the other room calling my father.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

I guess he is about 80, but the answer he gives embarrasses me.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2025

As part of his application process, he wrote a “sappy, cheesy” personal statement, the memory of which embarrasses him now.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024

“You have to be on the side of, let’s make our no-calls our mistakes. Not the one where you blow the whistle and the replay embarrasses us because there’s nothing there.”

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2024

It is a meal he knows it has taken his mother over a day to prepare, and yet the amount of effort embarrasses him.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Hot mics have embarrassed many a media professional.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Reacting to the rare statement from the Palace, Earl Spencer said: "Well, is he furious? Is he furious or is he embarrassed?."

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Kelly thinks that Aimee was embarrassed of the family.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Now Römer, a German crypto entrepreneur who lives in Malta, has gotten caught up in a data breach that has embarrassed fast-growing Revolut and raised questions about its competence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

I turn away, embarrassed to have been caught staring.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Not great for the Chargers that the Seahawks are coming off an embarrassing loss at Washington.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

The hack is particularly embarrassing from a technical perspective because ShinyHunters is not generally regarded as a highly sophisticated hacking group.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

The list of failed enterprises bearing his family moniker is as long as it is embarrassing.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

This is an embarrassing admission, considering I write about personal finance for a living.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

And I did not cry—because it’s way embarrassing to cry in the middle of your science classroom.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller