How to Use embarrassment in a Sentence

embarrassment

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  • The scandal was a major embarrassment for the government.
  • She couldn't hide her embarrassment.
  • He's an embarrassment to his family.
  • But the pangs of embarrassment and shame takes longer to go away.
    — Kui Mwai, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2023
  • The derring is done, the empires are gone, the rest is silent embarrassment.
    — Dominic Green, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The embarrassment was on the other side of the ball on that occasion.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The only thing more palpable than the fear of embarrassment is the fear of death.
    — Andre Swanston, Fortune, 5 May 2023
  • Your heart will go on, and your eyes will look away in embarrassment.
    — A.a. Dowd, Chron, 5 May 2023
  • None agreed to speak on the record, citing the fear of public embarrassment.
    — David Klepper, Fortune Well, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Being able to say those things gets rid of the embarrassment.
    — New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
  • My driving life up to that point had been a source of embarrassment.
    — Dan Hernandez, Longreads, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Go with the Hall of Fame coach bouncing back from embarrassment.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Snyder has been a constant source of embarrassment to the league for quite some time now.
    — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Affleck signals to Ice Spice to jump in as the camera cuts to the singer with a joking look of shock and embarrassment on her face.
    — Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The mood in the room went from warm and joyful to uncomfortable frowns and embarrassment.
    — Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2023
  • For decades, it was seen as an embarrassment to be ignored, but that stance has softened over time.
    — Robert Annis, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2023
  • This can lead to embarrassment, as well as not wanting to frequent that bakery, any more — at least on my part.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Own your embarrassment and apologize for the effects of your choice on them.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
  • In one study, a nurse observed that most of the male volunteers were lying on their stomachs in embarrassment.
    — Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Popular Science, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The scooter story was apparently an attempt to avoid the embarrassment of not being able to drive in the snow.
    — cleveland, 19 July 2023
  • Nhatthuy Tiffani Calix, founder of Wigs by Tiffani, is no stranger to the guilt and embarrassment associated with hair loss.
    — Holly Eve, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Maybe all the bleeps were to save him the embarrassment of being associated with a restaurant that not even Housewives would dare to go to.
    — Vulture, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Children with lighter skin were often taunted or bullied, and those known to be of mixed race suffered from the pity and embarrassment of others.
    — Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2023
  • This was an embarrassment for many Israelis because it was reported all over the world.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Wood felt a momentary flush of embarrassment that her friends weren’t more famous.
    — Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023
  • So for Emile, the emergence of claws in his fingers and hair all over his back is a source only of embarrassment and shame at first, like the symptoms of a second puberty.
    — Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2023
  • The embarrassment of never being the host at this time when moms are supposed to be the host was always diminished by how much fun these visits had grown to be.
    — Jen McGuire, Good Housekeeping, 22 July 2023
  • But in the rough world of politics, opponents are not about to let personal embarrassments lay to rest.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 27 Apr. 2023
  • His presence in the House quickly became a distraction and an embarrassment to the party.
    — Kevin Freking, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2023
  • People who fall for scams often feel shame or embarrassment, and that can prevent them from seeking help.
    — Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024

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