How to Use embarrassing in a Sentence

embarrassing

adjective
  • But life is embarrassing; might as well just lean in.
    — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • First of all, that seems so stupid and embarrassing for them.
    — Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
  • This is embarrassing to say the least.
    — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
  • This is a shocking and embarrassing wake up call for her.
    — Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Each side in this debate has to deal with an embarrassing fact.
    — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Bree begs Lucy not to make the embarrassing choice for once.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2026
  • What is so embarrassing about putting away change in front of people?
    — Mirel Zaman, refinery29.com, 15 Nov. 2021
  • If a third of their seats went unsold, that would be embarrassing.
    — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2022
  • That's not just an embarrassing story to be heard around the world.
    — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
  • Like what’s the most embarrassing thing that can happen to us?
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Don’t wait for your next embarrassing moment to score one of these great deals!
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Those numbers will now look worse, thanks to an embarrassing first half.
    — Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press, 16 Nov. 2021
  • Fraud is embarrassing to the state.
    — Matthew Stolle, Twin Cities, 23 May 2026
  • Now that must have been embarrassing.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
  • There have been some embarrassing flubs.
    — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 22 May 2026
  • The list of ways in which mules outshine horses is so long as to be embarrassing.
    — David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 23 Aug. 2023
  • And that was so embarrassing to admit in front of the entire world.
    — Escher Walcott, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Just thinking about how embarrassing that will be is enough to give me a stomachache.
    — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 20 Mar. 2021
  • Lucy is doing things that are quite embarrassing.
    — Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
  • The audio was the only thing heard, but that alone was embarrassing enough.
    — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 13 Sep. 2024
  • As embarrassing as this was for the journal, little harm was done.
    — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
  • If that’s an embarrassing thought, then likely no one else will want it either.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2026
  • There are few party fouls as embarrassing as breaking a dish.
    — Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 May 2026
  • Say goodbye to those embarrassing odors and hello to fresh, clean clothes!
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Every master of their craft was once a big, embarrassing mess.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
  • That looks so embarrassing now.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Both teams were looking to bounce back from embarrassing home losses.
    — Miami Herald, 9 May 2026
  • The category is an embarrassing thing to have in an awards show, but the sketch was fun.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The idea that one country could be the best in the world is such a childish and embarrassing concept.
    — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 24 June 2022
  • But then one small spill happens and you may be stuck wearing an embarrassing token of it all day long.
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025

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