embarrass

Beneath that story on the front page, a cartoon of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor reading Earl Spencer's book shows the former prince asking "how dare he embarrass the King! That's my job!"

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

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

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

If you are going to go, can you at least not embarrass yourself?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

What struck me were my father’s words: “Never embarrass the family name.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

Lemuel didn’t want to embarrass his host, but he did not trust this group.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

I was in my living room, sunk into the chaise lounge I retreat to, comfortable in a way that now embarrasses me, when I heard my mother’s voice in the other room calling my father.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

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

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2025

That just takes 80-something victories, and any owner suggesting it is inordinately challenging to compete for a playoff spot should sell before he embarrasses himself any further.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 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

It is a meal he knows it has taken his mother over a day to prepare, and yet the amount of effort embarrasses him.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

“I want him to be able to say when he’s scared, hurt, embarrassed or wrong without feeling like those things diminish him.”

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

“I would be so embarrassed if I told you, ‘Well, now I’m going to try harder,’” McDaniel said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

They told him a woman had transferred her life savings to someone she thought was him and was left totally embarrassed.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Sometimes, people can feel embarrassed in the moment.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

Only the water tasted good to me, though I grew embarrassed at asking again and again to be taken outside.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

The Roadster demo “was an engineering flex with no commercial value beyond embarrassing traditional car makers,” Gene Munster, managing partner at Deepwater Asset Management, wrote on X.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The lie collapsed with almost embarrassing speed, and the people who spread it now face potential legal exposure.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026

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

I also connected my personal Gmail account with “read only” access: It could see emails but couldn’t delete them or shoot off embarrassing notes to my entire address book.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

For some reason him seeing those pictures feels way more embarrassing than Elsie seeing them.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston