How to Use embarrassing in a Sentence

embarrassing

adjective

• But life is embarrassing; might as well just lean in.
  — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
• First of all, that seems so stupid and embarrassing for them.
  — Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
• This is embarrassing to say the least.
  — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
• This is a shocking and embarrassing wake up call for her.
  — Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 2 Sep. 2025
• Each side in this debate has to deal with an embarrassing fact.
  — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
• Bree begs Lucy not to make the embarrassing choice for once.
  — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2026
• What is so embarrassing about putting away change in front of people?
  — Mirel Zaman, refinery29.com, 15 Nov. 2021
• The very reason for the room is what’s most embarrassing about it.
  — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 22 July 2026
• If a third of their seats went unsold, that would be embarrassing.
  — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2022
• That's not just an embarrassing story to be heard around the world.
  — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
• Like what’s the most embarrassing thing that can happen to us?
  — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2023
• Don’t wait for your next embarrassing moment to score one of these great deals!
  — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
• Those numbers will now look worse, thanks to an embarrassing first half.
  — Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press, 16 Nov. 2021
• Fraud is embarrassing to the state.
  — Matthew Stolle, Twin Cities, 23 May 2026
• Now that must have been embarrassing.
  — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
• There have been some embarrassing flubs.
  — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 22 May 2026
• The list of ways in which mules outshine horses is so long as to be embarrassing.
  — David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 23 Aug. 2023
• And that was so embarrassing to admit in front of the entire world.
  — Escher Walcott, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
• Just thinking about how embarrassing that will be is enough to give me a stomachache.
  — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 20 Mar. 2021
• Lucy is doing things that are quite embarrassing.
  — Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
• The audio was the only thing heard, but that alone was embarrassing enough.
  — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 13 Sep. 2024
• As embarrassing as this was for the journal, little harm was done.
  — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
• Like one of those portable neck fans tourists wear, but way less embarrassing.
  — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
• If that’s an embarrassing thought, then likely no one else will want it either.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2026
• There are few party fouls as embarrassing as breaking a dish.
  — Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 May 2026
• Say goodbye to those embarrassing odors and hello to fresh, clean clothes!
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2023
• Every master of their craft was once a big, embarrassing mess.
  — Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
• That looks so embarrassing now.
  — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
• Both teams were looking to bounce back from embarrassing home losses.
  — Miami Herald, 9 May 2026
• The category is an embarrassing thing to have in an awards show, but the sketch was fun.
  — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026