How to Use embarrassed in a Sentence

embarrassed

adjective
  • The Raiders were embarrassed on the road by the Falcons, 43-6.
    Tim Bielik, cleveland, 6 Dec. 2020
  • The Detroit Tigers were embarrassed in the first game of the series.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 9 Aug. 2023
  • And the few who did bring it up seemed embarrassed to do so.
    WIRED, 26 Mar. 2023
  • For two months in 2012, the pair was too embarrassed to show the videos to anyone.
    Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2020
  • Then the sun will shine, in a proud way, on our cold, embarrassed land.
    Lauren Markham, Harper's Magazine, 16 Mar. 2021
  • His dad tried to bring it up on the golf course, but Doug was embarrassed and brushed it off.
    USA Today, 10 Jan. 2022
  • The younger one is embarrassed and ashamed and doesn’t want to face her sister right now.
    Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 17 Mar. 2023
  • So, don't be embarrassed to check in throughout the day.
    Karen Horsch, Parents, 1 Mar. 2024
  • In the end, the 2000GT team lost the championship, and Toyota slunk home embarrassed.
    Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 24 Feb. 2023
  • At the Friday show, the man who plays Clyde is blood-soaked and a little embarrassed.
    Jennifer Percy, Harper's magazine, 20 Jan. 2020
  • But to have made these records 30 years ago and not be embarrassed, that’s a pretty cool thing.
    Josh Chesler, SPIN, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Lamb is Britain in the age of Brexit: angry, embarrassed, and coming apart at the seams.
    Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2022
  • The notice of claim said that the way the image appeared in the class left the students feeling embarrassed and ashamed.
    Breanna Edwards, Essence, 10 Jan. 2020
  • Seefried is embarrassed and ashamed that many may view him as a racist, his lawyers said in a court filing.
    Michael Kunzelman, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Less than a week later, they were blown out by 27 points and embarrassed at home by UCLA.
    Ryan McFadden, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Liza leaves the party hurt and embarrassed, only to be stopped by Quinn on her way out.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2021
  • In Maya, there’s no trace of an eye-rolling 20-something embarrassed by her dad.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The women are thrilled, but Tahz, for all her bravado, is hurt and embarrassed.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Some outsiders were embarrassed by the board's about-face.
    Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Two years ago, the Denver Nuggets were embarrassed by the Phoenix Suns in a postseason sweep.
    Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
  • Meet Coop who’s clearly a bit embarrassed by his cone, but is still in the market for treats.
    Susanna Schrobsdorff, Time, 23 May 2021
  • But beyond telling her, the fencers were too embarrassed or afraid to tell anybody else.
    Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 12 Jan. 2020
  • Ashamed and embarrassed, Tobolowsky told the assistant the whole story and brought out the neck brace as proof.
    Colson Thayer, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Your fame sits beside you like an incubus, and people are embarrassed and want to leave the room.
    Candace Bushnell, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Another 30-year-old might be embarrassed to have their mom drive them to a date, but not me.
    Allie Roodman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2023
  • First off, there’s nothing wrong with passing gas, so don’t be embarrassed about the urge.
    Isadora Baum, Men's Health, 24 July 2023
  • Personas are so cringe that people will be embarrassed to use these in a work call.
    Brian X. Chen, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Valdés said the prison’s warden told her they were embarrassed by the incident.
    Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2024
  • By not being embarrassed to tell a persistent stranger that your friend is worth the trip.
    Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2024
  • She’s come a long way from the teen who was embarrassed to wear a stocking on her head, Campion says.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025

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