How to Use embarrassing in a Sentence

embarrassing

adjective

• Gayle King is sharing an embarrassing story from her days as a novice journalist.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022
• This is embarrassing and a slap in the face to our nation's talented educators.
  — Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
• The outcomes of the playlists can be nostalgic, awkward, and, in some cases, maybe painfully embarrassing.
  — Mariyam Muhammad, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
• Failure would be deeply embarrassing and, more pressingly, dangerous for the planet.
  — Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
• But after opening the season in the Top 25, a string of injuries and embarrassing losses ensued.
  — Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2022
• The preliminary revenue figure of $4.74 billion came in above consensus, but this is just plain embarrassing.
  — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024
• The Sox sit an embarrassing 18-36 in baseball’s toughest division.
  — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2022
• The fame was all a bit embarrassing to Byard, the 65-year-old whose face is framed by a thick mustache.
  — Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 10 July 2023
• Wait, did your boyfriend have embarrassing videos of him shown as part of the PowerPoint part of the evening?
  — Bon Appétit, 16 Oct. 2024
• And that was so embarrassing to admit in front of the entire world.
  — Escher Walcott, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
• That's not just an embarrassing story to be heard around the world.
  — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
• The threat also comes as Mr. Putin faces one of his most embarrassing setbacks on the ground in Ukraine.
  — Jared Malsin, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022
• The list of ways in which mules outshine horses is so long as to be embarrassing.
  — David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 23 Aug. 2023
• Like what’s the most embarrassing thing that can happen to us?
  — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2023
• But now, the only embarrassing thing about the Orioles is their CEO.
  — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2023
• The audio was the only thing heard, but that alone was embarrassing enough.
  — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 13 Sep. 2024
• Payne was the only one to show up during the Suns’ embarrassing Game 6 defeat to the Nuggets after all.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 23 May 2023
• It’s been an embarrassing start to the season for the Mariners, who sit at 4-8 after three straight losses.
  — Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2023
• Please tell us your most embarrassing moment from the season that didn't make it to the blooper reel.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 19 Mar. 2024
• This loss wasn’t embarrassing such as recent ones to the Raiders and Bengals.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Jan. 2023
• If a third of their seats went unsold, that would be embarrassing.
  — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2022
• This can be embarrassing, but at the end of the day, your need for reflection shouldn’t require shame.
  — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2024
• The beloved children’s host talks about embarrassing moments and the impact the show still has on fans and himself.
  — Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Sep. 2022
• And somebody’s saying all of the embarrassing bits, too.
  — Michelle Mehrtens, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Apr. 2023
• The whole of it had to be embarrassing for everyone involved, all those in blue.
  — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Sep. 2022
• Senior quarterback Drake Lindsey called the shutout in front of the home crowd embarrassing and pledged to make up for it.
  — Rick Fires, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2023
• How will the Suns (16-9) respond to back-to-back embarrassing losses?
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2022
• Say goodbye to those embarrassing odors and hello to fresh, clean clothes!
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2023
• Paul then whipped out his iPad to take a photo of my tongue and enlarged it to point out a few key areas—not at all embarrassing.
  — Kelli Acciardo, Allure, 20 Sep. 2024
• But that loss was an embarrassing 3-0 defeat to the U.S. in the Nations League semifinals.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024