How to Use embarrassed in a Sentence

embarrassed

adjective

• Most people have blushed while feeling self-conscious, embarrassed or ashamed.
  — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
• Victims are often too embarrassed to report they’ve been scammed.
  — Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2021
• Don’t be embarrassed or feel insecure for naming this need and getting help.
  — Lindy Brewster, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021
• Paula wants to move home to Arkansas, but Steve’s too embarrassed.
  — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2021
• Think of it as a thoughtful gift for that friend who is not embarrassed to put ‘wanderlust’ in their IG bio.
  — Lauren Joseph, Bon Appétit, 24 Sep. 2021
• Even Friedman’s a little embarrassed by some of the bathroom humor.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2021
• Elder financial abuse has become a growing problem, one that many victims are too embarrassed to speak out about.
  — Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Oct. 2021
• And forget about data scraping, which is the kind of automatic data collection that's embarrassed other sites.
  — Kevin T. Dugan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2021
• When the latest hype is relayed to him in an interview, Oweh is almost embarrassed, smiling bashfully and speaking softly in his deep voice.
  — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 23 Sep. 2021
• After the screening, however, everyone exiting from the theater looked embarrassed.
  — Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2021
• Every hesitation, every restatement, every embarrassed pause forced the audience to wait another second for the joke that was his reaction and not even a punchline.
  — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 July 2024
• The Detroit Tigers were embarrassed in the first game of the series.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 9 Aug. 2023
• And the few who did bring it up seemed embarrassed to do so.
  — WIRED, 26 Mar. 2023
• His dad tried to bring it up on the golf course, but Doug was embarrassed and brushed it off.
  — USA Today, 10 Jan. 2022
• The younger one is embarrassed and ashamed and doesn’t want to face her sister right now.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 17 Mar. 2023
• So, don't be embarrassed to check in throughout the day.
  — Karen Horsch, Parents, 1 Mar. 2024
• In the end, the 2000GT team lost the championship, and Toyota slunk home embarrassed.
  — Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 24 Feb. 2023
• But to have made these records 30 years ago and not be embarrassed, that’s a pretty cool thing.
  — Josh Chesler, SPIN, 3 Feb. 2023
• Lamb is Britain in the age of Brexit: angry, embarrassed, and coming apart at the seams.
  — Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2022
• Seefried is embarrassed and ashamed that many may view him as a racist, his lawyers said in a court filing.
  — Michael Kunzelman, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Feb. 2023
• Less than a week later, they were blown out by 27 points and embarrassed at home by UCLA.
  — Ryan McFadden, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2023
• In Maya, there’s no trace of an eye-rolling 20-something embarrassed by her dad.
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 5 Sep. 2023
• The women are thrilled, but Tahz, for all her bravado, is hurt and embarrassed.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2023
• Some outsiders were embarrassed by the board's about-face.
  — Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2024
• Two years ago, the Denver Nuggets were embarrassed by the Phoenix Suns in a postseason sweep.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
• Another 30-year-old might be embarrassed to have their mom drive them to a date, but not me.
  — Allie Roodman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2023
• First off, there’s nothing wrong with passing gas, so don’t be embarrassed about the urge.
  — Isadora Baum, Men's Health, 24 July 2023
• Personas are so cringe that people will be embarrassed to use these in a work call.
  — Brian X. Chen, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
• Enlarge Peter Muller Singing off-key in front of others is one way to get embarrassed.
  — Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 1 Aug. 2024
• People with hoarding disorder are often embarrassed to host people in their homes due to the clutter.
  — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 15 July 2024

Last Updated: 30 Sep 2024