How to Use embarrass in a Sentence

embarrass

verb

• The protest was staged as a deliberate attempt to embarrass the government.
• She's worried about embarrassing herself in front of such a large audience.
• I would never do anything to embarrass my family.
• Unexpected laughter embarrassed the speaker.
• The videos were played on Wednesday, which seemed to embarrass Williams.
  — Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2022
• Maybe some laughter will end the spell, and embarrass no one.
  — Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 19 July 2023
• The sole point of dumping Mr. Trump’s returns is to embarrass him.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2022
• These are the managers who won’t yell or embarrass their people in front of their peers.
  — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 10 June 2022
• Then Mike Cera challenged me on Chess.com and just embarrassed me.
  — Kathryn Shattuck, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2024
• While Mailata clearly has the best voice of the bunch, Kelce doesn’t embarrass himself.
  — Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2023
• How much abuse was enough for Manny’s bank to get past not wanting to embarrass the judge?
  — Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 15 June 2022
• Shahin pleaded with the crowd to relax and not embarrass Dearborn.
  — Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 11 Oct. 2022
• So what if Vic may have slain a man—how dare his wife embarrass him with that piano player?
  — Amy Nicholson, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2022
• So what if Vic may have slain a man — how dare his wife embarrass him with that piano player?
  — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2022
• Morant served a light eight-game suspension but has now embarrassed the league.
  — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 14 May 2023
• All coaches run into some knucklehead who wants to run up the score and embarrass you.
  — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 21 Feb. 2022
• The premise, in essence, is for the losing party to take the opportunity to embarrass the other side.
  — Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2022
• Again, this says the company’s own testing has told them their vehicle will not embarrass them in the videos.
  — Brad Templeton, Forbes, 7 Aug. 2022
• Khloé Kardashian hopes to find a new romance that doesn't embarrass her.
  — Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023
• The powerful do not willingly embarrass themselves, so the press must do it for them.
  — Sebastian Junger, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
• There was a moment when my husband wanted to embarrass me.
  — Clayton Davis, Variety, 23 Nov. 2023
• The group lacks control over members, who have publicly embarrassed it.
  — Shauna Shames, The Conversation, 19 Sep. 2023
• Be willing to fall, trip, and embarrass yourself along the way while still keeping that beautiful smile aglow.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2023
• An Army West Point team that had been embarrassed by 14 goals in the teams’ regular-season meeting challenged, pushed and scrapped with the Greyhounds.
  — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2023
• Thanks Harper Seven for the pic and sorry @cruzbeckham for embarrassing you.
  — Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2023
• But she might already be embarrassed by her runaway brain.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2023
• Inviting the faraway friend, rather than embarrass her or your local friend, was gracious.
  — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 21 July 2022
• Parents have been embarrassing their teenagers since the beginning of time.
  — Melissa Willets, Parents, 13 Sep. 2023
• The Ukrainians have warned the trio that Russia could respond with cyberattacks, hoping to embarrass them and disrupt the sale.
  — Abram Brown, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2022
• Taguinod said the posts have the intention to shame, embarrass or spread rumors about other students.
  — Malak Silmi, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Jan. 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024