embarrassed
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He enjoyed making up stories in his head: “I didn’t have dolls or toy soldiers—I was for some reason embarrassed to admit I wanted them—so I used baseball cards.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
“I’m embarrassed for her. And that sounds like pity, and I don’t mean it in a pitiful way,” she said.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
"I did feel a little bit embarrassed to say I was doing it," she says.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
For their part, they were probably embarrassed to realize that you had given enough and erected an invisible, though unmistakable, boundary between the two households.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026
“I am afraid there is more bad news,” the prince said, looking a bit embarrassed.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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