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
  • That's not just an embarrassing story to be heard around the world.
    — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • Say goodbye to those embarrassing odors and hello to fresh, clean clothes!
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Paul then whipped out his iPad to take a photo of my tongue and enlarged it to point out a few key areas—not at all embarrassing.
    — Kelli Acciardo, Allure, 20 Sep. 2024
  • But that loss was an embarrassing 3-0 defeat to the U.S. in the Nations League semifinals.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The Hunter Pac boot has prevented any embarrassing falls and always keeps my feet warm and dry.
    — Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 3 Feb. 2023
  • His agent at the time, Jim Griffin, warned that the series was likely to fail and that would be embarrassing for Trump, Setoodeh writes in the book.
    — Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024
  • Good luck to the Bulls on being the first overmatched team to catch Alabama after its embarrassing home loss to Texas.
    — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 14 Sep. 2023
  • As devastating and as embarrassing as the loss may be, the season is not over.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2022
  • For some people, the boils and lumps on the skin can feel embarrassing or affect emotional health.
    — Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 12 July 2024
  • But to see the players who received votes from other players is embarrassing, and the league may need to review how much say the players have in the process.
    — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Jan. 2023
  • So, why does doing it in front of others feel so embarrassing?
    — Rachel Dlugatch, Longreads, 18 July 2023
  • With a bit of luck, there will be at least one viable candidate for the office who is not embarrassing.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 23 July 2024
  • Home, after three rocky Octobers and two embarrassing collapses and deep blue scads of doubt.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Back then, Duff and I chatted about celebrity crushes and embarrassing memories.
    — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 22 Oct. 2024

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