loss of face
Example Sentences
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"This has been an acute disappointment and loss of face for Kim," Dr Nilsson-Wright said.
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2024
Counter-demonstrations in Hong Kong could spoil the show and cause Xi a humiliating loss of face.
From Washington Post • Sep. 1, 2019
Patience is a great virtue and loss of face a great shame to be avoided at all costs.
From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2018
The results of the audit would not be released, to spare the defeated candidate a loss of face.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 27, 2016
And whatever you do, don't imagine that I'm afraid of any loss of face.
From Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books by Joly, H. Bencraft
