- present participle of embarrass.
embarrassing
Example Sentences
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After Ossoff mocked Trump’s “young, beautiful girls” spiel, however, it seems the White House realized how embarrassing the situation is for the president.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
For Farage, "while it's embarrassing for him to win against a dustbin, and not the mainstream parties, he will return as MP," said Catherine Barnard, a political expert at Cambridge University.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Cameron Hudson, a former State Department official, termed the mistake "stupid and embarrassing", saying it was the result of having "too junior staff performing work under-supervised".
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Looking to avoid an embarrassing L, the committee postponed the Blanche vote, which had been scheduled for Thursday.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
I’d elbowed his chest, a warning not to encourage my mom’s obsession for embarrassing costumes.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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