lose face
Example Sentences
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After arguing for years that Hungary cannot survive without Russian oil and gas, he would lose face if it turns out it can.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2025
"What advantage is there to making someone lose face, unless that is your objective."
From Reuters ● Jul. 24, 2023
Oxfordians propose that an aristocrat would lose face by publicly writing for a theater company — tradesmen, after all.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2023
“Where does he find a way out? Where does he find himself where he does not only lose face but significant power?”
From New York Times ● Oct. 7, 2022
He’d feel he was a weakling if he didn’t run; he’d lose face.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
