lose face

Example Sentences

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“His goal wasn’t to make China lose face,” his daughter, Jiang Rui, said later in an interview.

From New York Times

"We're trying to figure out what is Putin’s off-ramp...Where does he find a way out? Where does he find himself in a position he does not, not only lose face but lose significant power in Russia," Biden said at a Democratic fundraiser in New York in October.

From Reuters

"If he lets go, it would mean that his past zero-COVID policy has completely failed and he would have to take responsibility for it. This makes him lose face," said Teng Biao, Chinese human rights activist, lawyer and scholar.

From Reuters

“They cannot leave because Putin will lose face.”

From New York Times

“Where, where does he get off? Where does he find a way out? Where does he find himself in a position that he does not — not only lose face, but lose significant power within Russia?”

From New York Times