embarrass
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Wells, took up the Rueggs’ cause, signing petitions and organizing an overseas publicity campaign designed to embarrass Chiang’s government for partisanship in its handling of the case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
She said the "really concerning" cases were times when "the customer is disgruntled about something that's happened... they confront the shop worker, film and upload it in order to embarrass the retailer".
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 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
The leaks that embarrass leaders usually aren’t about confidential business initiatives.
From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026
In her wisdom she seemed to be aware of the delicacy of the situation and she was taking great care not to say anything to embarrass her companion.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
I guess he is about 80, but the answer he gives embarrasses me.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2025
No one embarrasses himself — it’s all polished, pleasant, anonymous and unobjectionable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2024
It does not help and often confuses them, not to mention embarrasses them.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 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
Me shrinking away from his touch embarrasses me in a way I don’t entirely understand.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
“I’m kind of embarrassed, because I’ve never actually done this before, and there’s already people here,” she exclaimed in the video.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
"I really want parents to know that they can come to us before they reach crisis point and to not feel embarrassed or ashamed to have a little helping hand," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
“Some may be embarrassed, some may be quizzical.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
“I’m usually not embarrassed doing comedy,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
I’m embarrassed that Theo has just seen a private family exchange, and I’m even more embarrassed that he has heard a description of who I was before the war.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
They are decidedly un-classic: Billie’s desperation to scrub her embarrassing social-media history before a job interview, for instance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
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
As a City fan, this is getting embarrassing, Arsenal are levels above us.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
In an embarrassing moment on July 31, according to the Financial Times, Vice President J.D.
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2026
It’s embarrassing, and I wonder if anyone in the hotel hears her.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
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