How to Use embarrass in a Sentence
embarrass
verb
- The protest was staged as a deliberate attempt to embarrass the government.
- She's worried about embarrassing herself in front of such a large audience.
- I would never do anything to embarrass my family.
- Unexpected laughter embarrassed the speaker.
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There is no greater sin in the F.B.I. than to embarrass the bureau.
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New York Times,
1 Sep. 2021
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And when two icons embarrass themselves at the same time, on the same stage?
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Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
11 Dec. 2019
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The Big 12’s chance to embarrass Texas on its way out the door begins now.
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J. Brady McCollough Staff Writer,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Sep. 2021
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The videos were played on Wednesday, which seemed to embarrass Williams.
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Helene Elliott,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Aug. 2022
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Maybe some laughter will end the spell, and embarrass no one.
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Meghan Leahy,
Washington Post,
19 July 2023
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Now, the track that embarrassed Drake in a major way has helped Lamar beat one of his records.
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Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
24 Sep. 2024
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The award seemed to embarrass the 21-year-old British driver when told about it Thursday.
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Jim Vertuno,
Chron,
22 Oct. 2021
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The sole point of dumping Mr. Trump’s returns is to embarrass him.
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The Editorial Board,
WSJ,
21 Dec. 2022
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Yet as adults, at least in the West, we’re supposed to be embarrassed by that kind of language.
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Sigal Samuel,
Vox,
4 June 2024
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Conaway said good-bye from the doorway, not wanting to embarrass her with a hug and kiss in front of her friends.
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Mj Slaby,
The Indianapolis Star,
6 June 2021
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These are the managers who won’t yell or embarrass their people in front of their peers.
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Jack Kelly,
Forbes,
10 June 2022
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Then Mike Cera challenged me on Chess.com and just embarrassed me.
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Kathryn Shattuck,
New York Times,
27 Jan. 2024
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Pelosi says the owner of the salon was trying to embarrass her.
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Aj Willingham,
CNN,
3 Sep. 2020
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While Mailata clearly has the best voice of the bunch, Kelce doesn’t embarrass himself.
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Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2023
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The real advantage of the release of the complete list is not to embarrass but to find fraud.
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Dave Lieber,
Dallas News,
3 Dec. 2020
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But that doesn’t mean these guys can’t embarrass themselves in the meantime.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
The Mercury News,
17 June 2024
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How much abuse was enough for Manny’s bank to get past not wanting to embarrass the judge?
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Carolyn Rosenblatt,
Forbes,
15 June 2022
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Shahin pleaded with the crowd to relax and not embarrass Dearborn.
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Niraj Warikoo,
Detroit Free Press,
11 Oct. 2022
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News of the classified report was leaked at the time, in part to embarrass Donald Trump.
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The Editorial Board,
WSJ,
26 Feb. 2021
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Kerr said it’s never his intent to embarrass a player for FBO, but the point must be made.
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Scott Ostler,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Mar. 2021
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We should be embarrassed that this many votes are not going to be counted.
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Adam Brewster,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2020
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So what if Vic may have slain a man—how dare his wife embarrass him with that piano player?
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Amy Nicholson,
WSJ,
17 Mar. 2022
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Will Ferrell is a pro at finding ways to embarrass his kids.
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Hannah Sacks,
Peoplemag,
13 June 2024
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So what if Vic may have slain a man — how dare his wife embarrass him with that piano player?
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Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2022
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There was also a clunker in there when the Rams were embarrassed by the Arizona Cardinals.
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Jay Paris,
Forbes,
19 Oct. 2024
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If someone is trying to embarrass you rather than educate you, take their opinion with a grain of salt.
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Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Oct. 2024
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