embarrass
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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
The only thing keeping him up at night is the thought he might fall over and embarrass himself.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Though the Johnny Cage figure is a walking embodiment of cheesy Hollywood tropes, his presence seems not to embarrass the film into abandoning its schlocky ways.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Also, don’t embarrass your friend or shame her daughter by mentioning it to your friend, even in passing.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
Was it my mother’s job in life to embarrass the heck out of me?
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
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