How to Use embarrassed in a Sentence

embarrassed

adjective
  • No one wants to see an embarrassed horse.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Then the sun will shine, in a proud way, on our cold, embarrassed land.
    — Lauren Markham, Harper's Magazine, 16 Mar. 2021
  • Chris Evans as a self-embarrassed movie star?
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Hoover is now embarrassed by her most famous book.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2025
  • The debtor’s wife looked embarrassed.
    — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
  • So if you have been swindled, don't be embarrassed.
    — Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The younger one is embarrassed and ashamed and doesn’t want to face her sister right now.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Ask a woman who's been embarrassed at work by a higher-up or even a peer.
    — Jarrett Hill, NBC News, 24 Sep. 2017
  • His dad tried to bring it up on the golf course, but Doug was embarrassed and brushed it off.
    — USA Today, 10 Jan. 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • Some guests get embarrassed about trying out seats in front of others.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
  • But beyond telling her, the fencers were too embarrassed or afraid to tell anybody else.
    — Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 12 Jan. 2020
  • Victims feel embarrassed, ashamed or afraid to admit they were fooled.
    — Summer Stephan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
  • But getting embarrassed in a series would be bad.
    — Tony Jones, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Many people are too embarrassed to report they’ve been filched.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
  • No doubt some were downright embarrassed.
    — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Its family and peers should be embarrassed to know and let this on their platforms.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • The key is to provide useful items that people won’t be embarrassed to use.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • By not being embarrassed to tell a persistent stranger that your friend is worth the trip.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2024
  • Your fame sits beside you like an incubus, and people are embarrassed and want to leave the room.
    — Candace Bushnell, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Liza leaves the party hurt and embarrassed, only to be stopped by Quinn on her way out.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2021
  • The band felt embarrassed wearing those lame outfits.
    — Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Valdés said the prison’s warden told her they were embarrassed by the incident.
    — Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Don’t be embarrassed to stand up for your beliefs, but ask yourself if this is truly the time and place.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 26 Nov. 2020
  • An embarrassed Bush was forced to cough up a $130 fine for killing the wrong bird.
    — Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
  • The women are thrilled, but Tahz, for all her bravado, is hurt and embarrassed.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Meet Coop who’s clearly a bit embarrassed by his cone, but is still in the market for treats.
    — Susanna Schrobsdorff, Time, 23 May 2021
  • There were harsh whispers behind me, the shrieking of the embarrassed girl.
    — Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025

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