in a compromising position
Example Sentences
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Amina’s sleepwalking lands her in a compromising position and she is condemned by the community and rejected by Elvino until the revelation of her sleepwalking habit proves her innocent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025
Saying he didn’t want to place inexperienced backup Stetson Bennett in a compromising position, McVay selected to safeguard Stafford by exclusively running the ball.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2024
When the Dalai Lama did come to visit Canada in 2012, one journalist in Xinhua’s Ottawa bureau, Mark Bourrie, was placed in a compromising position.
From The Guardian • Dec. 7, 2018
Her so doing puts everybody in a compromising position.
From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2016
She always announced herself, so that it was impossible to be caught in a compromising position, or even a tender glance.
From Cinderella Jane by Cooke, Marjorie Benton
