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That does not just embarrass the network, it threatens the corporation itself.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 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

“In a Charley Chase film life often seems like a stream of unfortunate coincidences designed primarily to embarrass, incriminate, or otherwise inconvenience Chase in his bid to be a good solid citizen.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 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

Going radio silent so I my phone doesn’t embarrass me!!!!!!

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

Or from locking up Mick Cronin through 2030, even though UCLA’s prickly basketball coach embarrasses the university annually and hasn’t reached a Sweet 16 since 2023.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

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

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2025

"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

When I lived here as a teen, I wanted nothing more than to assimilate, to achieve what was expected of me, a fact that embarrasses me now.

From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2023

It embarrasses me to know that I told El she couldn’t enter the pageant.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

“If one woman is less embarrassed about her own mastectomy, that’s a win,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

The kids, an afterthought, come off as genuine—muttering adolescents who are embarrassed to be looked at, much less talked to.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 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

Yeah, the Cardinals — led by rookie head coach Mike LaFleur, the Rams’ former offensive coordinator — embarrassed the Bolts at home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Paris and Kat looked embarrassed, but Rio was devastated.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

But the mics also picked up reporters chatting, and embarrassing comments went beyond their frequent use of the hyper-localized and outdated NorCal modifier “hella.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Carroll testified in court, a process he says was "humiliating and embarrassing and absolutely horrendous".

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

I was somewhat uncomfortable with this practice, and Heritage found it embarrassing enough that my boss there once told me I was forbidden to mention “ghostwriting” on my résumé.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Only then did children begin to find their parents embarrassing.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton