How to Use embarrassing in a Sentence

embarrassing

adjective
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  • The fame was all a bit embarrassing to Byard, the 65-year-old whose face is framed by a thick mustache.
    — Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 10 July 2023
  • Wait, did your boyfriend have embarrassing videos of him shown as part of the PowerPoint part of the evening?
    — Bon Appétit, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The idea that one country could be the best in the world is such a childish and embarrassing concept.
    — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 24 June 2022
  • And that was so embarrassing to admit in front of the entire world.
    — Escher Walcott, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
  • That's not just an embarrassing story to be heard around the world.
    — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
  • The threat also comes as Mr. Putin faces one of his most embarrassing setbacks on the ground in Ukraine.
    — Jared Malsin, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022
  • The list of ways in which mules outshine horses is so long as to be embarrassing.
    — David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Like what’s the most embarrassing thing that can happen to us?
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2023
  • But now, the only embarrassing thing about the Orioles is their CEO.
    — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The audio was the only thing heard, but that alone was embarrassing enough.
    — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Payne was the only one to show up during the Suns’ embarrassing Game 6 defeat to the Nuggets after all.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 23 May 2023
  • The moment wasn’t embarrassing at the slightest for the singer, who smiled at the audience.
    — Michelle Lee, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
  • It’s been an embarrassing start to the season for the Mariners, who sit at 4-8 after three straight losses.
    — Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Please tell us your most embarrassing moment from the season that didn't make it to the blooper reel.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 19 Mar. 2024
  • This loss wasn’t embarrassing such as recent ones to the Raiders and Bengals.
    — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Jan. 2023
  • If a third of their seats went unsold, that would be embarrassing.
    — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2022
  • The funding pause was the most embarrassing of Trump’s walkbacks.
    — Philip Elliott, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
  • This can be embarrassing, but at the end of the day, your need for reflection shouldn’t require shame.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The result was many embarrassing and awkward moments on and off the air.
    — Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022
  • The beloved children’s host talks about embarrassing moments and the impact the show still has on fans and himself.
    — Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Sep. 2022
  • And somebody’s saying all of the embarrassing bits, too.
    — Michelle Mehrtens, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The whole of it had to be embarrassing for everyone involved, all those in blue.
    — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Sep. 2022
  • The gesture might rank as one of the most embarrassing in hip-hop history.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The city is over the pandemic and wearing a mask is embarrassing.
    — Katy Schneider, Curbed, 29 Apr. 2022
  • Senior quarterback Drake Lindsey called the shutout in front of the home crowd embarrassing and pledged to make up for it.
    — Rick Fires, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2023
  • How will the Suns (16-9) respond to back-to-back embarrassing losses?
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Sikes said that just because the video is embarrassing to the police, that’s not reason to keep the public from seeing it.
    — Ashley Remkus | [email protected], al, 18 May 2022
  • Say goodbye to those embarrassing odors and hello to fresh, clean clothes!
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Talking about money can be awkward or embarrassing if you’re not used to it.
    — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
  • With little power in the minority to stop the onslaught, Democrats instead used the all-night debate to force GOP senators into potentially embarrassing votes — including the first one, on blocking tax breaks to billionaires.
    — Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025

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