embarrassing 1 of 2

embarrassing

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verb

present participle of embarrass
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of embarrassing
Adjective
What is your most embarrassing moment on a football field? Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025 No one on the Clippers has time for sentimental journeys or nostalgia with Wednesday night’s embarrassing 129-108 season-opening loss to the Utah Jazz fresh in their minds. Janis Carr, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
That behavior is embarrassing anywhere, and goes against all of golf etiquette. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025 That wasn't Carey's first time embarrassing her children. Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for embarrassing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embarrassing
Adjective
  • In its eerie, uncomfortable depiction of Derry as a toxic version of the all-American town, the series is sometimes more powerful than when Pennywise jumps at the screen.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
  • There’s certainly an authenticity to this development; who among us hasn’t procrastinated when facing an uncomfortable decision?
    Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This was out of respect for me, and also to avoid confusing the children.
    Judith Martin, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter is among those coaches expected to get real consideration in next year's head-coaching cycle, and his propensity for confusing young QBs is well known across the NFL.
    Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Six citizens were arrested for impeding and threatening to kill agents.
    Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Martinez has pleaded not guilty to a charge of assaulting, resisting, and impeding officers.
    Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Potentially complicating this further is Microsoft’s expanding partnership with Anthropic, with Claude now available in Microsoft 365 and Excel.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Meara asks, complicating the matter further by wondering this inquiry aloud while the two of them are chatting with Mike Douglas on his daytime show.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Frederick Wherry, Kristin Seefeldt, and Anthony Alvarez examine the strategies potential lenders use to make these interactions less awkward.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Talk about awkward reunions at unlikely places, if this does happen.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And since the deal, Israel has refused to reengage with the agency, hampering large-scale relief efforts.
    Jeremy Konyndyk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2025
  • With injuries and inconsistency hampering the wide receiver corps, the Commanders are set to host former Tennessee Titans first-round draft pick Treylon Burks.
    Josh Buckhalter, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Tutu Atwell’s role is perplexing Every fan base has some trademark bits.
    Nate Atkins, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Taylor is accustomed to playing forceful characters who have perplexing emotions about motherhood, and in A Thousand and One, Taylor earned her stripes as a performer and acclaim.
    Essence, Essence, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Garbage disposals can flush away food debris on pots and pans in a flash, but anyone who owns one of these devices knows that unpleasant smells are a regular occurrence.
    Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
  • If potatoes get too cold, the tubers turn black or become mushy, grainy, and unpleasant to eat.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2025

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“Embarrassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embarrassing. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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