embarrass
Example Sentences
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Experts say their successes have embarrassed regional heavyweight Saudi Arabia, the main backer of the internationally-recognised Yemeni government.
From Barron's
Google has finally answered users’ cries, allowing Gmail users to swap out embarrassing teenage email addresses.
From Los Angeles Times
Some particularly embarrassing incidents included a data leak from Israel’s National Defense College, in which hackers posted online the passport information of Israeli generals and officials from countries such as the U.S. and India.
I mean, it was always embarrassing doing that performance in the mirror, then looking back and seeing my sister looking into the room with her friends: “What is she doing?”
From Los Angeles Times
In my last column, following England's loss at the Gabba, I said they needed to win the third Test in Adelaide, or this tour could get embarrassing.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
