embarrass
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This clearly sounds like a blazing hot take that will chill soon and embarrass often.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
That does not just embarrass the network, it threatens the corporation itself.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 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
As a place that came of age with the automobile, Los Angeles is a sprawl of freeways with a public transport system that would embarrass any medium-sized European city.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
“Get on the forebear before you embarrass yourself further.”
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
I guess he is about 80, but the answer he gives embarrasses me.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2025
Nothing embarrasses Bella Baxter, the toddler-brained dervish of Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
"The seizure of envelopes with money in the office of a person I chose hurts me... embarrasses me before the Portuguese and I have a duty to apologise," Costa said.
From Reuters ● Nov. 11, 2023
I’d even go as far as to say all this attention embarrasses him a little.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2023
It embarrasses me to know that I told El she couldn’t enter the pageant.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
She’s only 4 and she’s already embarrassed by me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Our house was small, and I was embarrassed to have friends over.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
"This is to keep people from maybe being embarrassed, especially if there's a larger queue. Not everyone can just outright say: 'Can I have a free drink?'" explained Gornicka.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
I showed up to the appointment late, soaked, and embarrassed.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
The moment Auntie North returned downstairs to clean up the living room, Danny looked down at his clothes and felt embarrassed.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
The fifth episode’s title, “Riches of Embarrassment,” is derived from a halftime rallying speech Ted delivers to soften the sting of Alice calling their first-half performance embarrassing.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2026
“Most people don’t want to be embarrassing and don’t want to turn in work that’s embarrassing,” she says.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
He was excused after three embarrassing losses to start his second season; he went 5-10 as a head coach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
That said, Djokovic’s 2026 résumé is far from embarrassing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
It might have been the most embarrassing day I’d ever had, but it was also the best day ever!
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
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