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.
• There is no greater sin in the F.B.I. than to embarrass the bureau.
  — New York Times, 1 Sep. 2021
• And when two icons embarrass themselves at the same time, on the same stage?
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2019
• The Big 12’s chance to embarrass Texas on its way out the door begins now.
  — J. Brady McCollough Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2021
• 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
• Now, the track that embarrassed Drake in a major way has helped Lamar beat one of his records.
  — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
• The award seemed to embarrass the 21-year-old British driver when told about it Thursday.
  — Jim Vertuno, Chron, 22 Oct. 2021
• The sole point of dumping Mr. Trump’s returns is to embarrass him.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2022
• Yet as adults, at least in the West, we’re supposed to be embarrassed by that kind of language.
  — Sigal Samuel, Vox, 4 June 2024
• Conaway said good-bye from the doorway, not wanting to embarrass her with a hug and kiss in front of her friends.
  — Mj Slaby, The Indianapolis Star, 6 June 2021
• 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
• Pelosi says the owner of the salon was trying to embarrass her.
  — Aj Willingham, CNN, 3 Sep. 2020
• While Mailata clearly has the best voice of the bunch, Kelce doesn’t embarrass himself.
  — Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2023
• The real advantage of the release of the complete list is not to embarrass but to find fraud.
  — Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 3 Dec. 2020
• But that doesn’t mean these guys can’t embarrass themselves in the meantime.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 17 June 2024
• 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
• News of the classified report was leaked at the time, in part to embarrass Donald Trump.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 26 Feb. 2021
• Kerr said it’s never his intent to embarrass a player for FBO, but the point must be made.
  — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Mar. 2021
• We should be embarrassed that this many votes are not going to be counted.
  — Adam Brewster, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2020
• 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
• Will Ferrell is a pro at finding ways to embarrass his kids.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
• 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
• If someone is trying to embarrass you rather than educate you, take their opinion with a grain of salt.
  — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2024
• Was Dan Aykroyd embarrassed by wearing short shorts in a construction worker sketch?
  — Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Nov 2024