lose face

phrase

: to lose other people's respect

She was afraid that she would lose face if she admitted her mistake.

Examples of lose face in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Tigers, meanwhile, will continue to lose face. — Jim Bowden, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026

Oxfordians propose that an aristocrat would lose face by publicly writing for a theater company — tradesmen, after all. — Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2023

This made a deal exceedingly difficult, because Ukraine cannot live with Russia annexing their territory, and Russia would lose face giving it back. — Jack Nasher, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2023

Xi may lose face for admitting and correcting mistakes, but his grip on power is so strong that this would barely dent his authority. — Yuen Yuen Ang, Foreign Affairs, 2 Dec. 2022

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