lost face

Example Sentences

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When asked why he kept going, the elderly owner of the pineapple processing company told the BBC he could not stop because he felt he had lost face.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2023

“We’ve already lost face so we should keep up our spirit,” the user wrote.

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2022

“I feel like we’ve lost face and public trust with them. We’ve got to gain that back.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2022

McMillan Cottom: I asked someone recently if I have resting lost face.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2018

Otherwise I would have lost face with Phineas, and that would have been unthinkable.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles