How to Use embarrassment in a Sentence

embarrassment

noun
  • The scandal was a major embarrassment for the government.
  • She couldn't hide her embarrassment.
  • He's an embarrassment to his family.
  • But the pangs of embarrassment and shame takes longer to go away.
    — Kui Mwai, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Your heart will go on, and your eyes will look away in embarrassment.
    — A.a. Dowd, Chron, 5 May 2023
  • Get past the embarrassment, get past the shame that we got duped by a con artist.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Get past the embarrassment, get past the shame that we got duped by a con artist.
    — Dan Hyman, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Now she was racked by guilt and embarrassment.
    — Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
  • My driving life up to that point had been a source of embarrassment.
    — Dan Hernandez, Longreads, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Putin must know that he is set to preside over an embarrassment.
    — Craig Hooper, Forbes, 2 May 2022
  • Deep down there was a lot of shame and embarrassment involved with that.
    — Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 20 July 2021
  • The deal was an embarrassment to Iran as well.
    — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Being able to say those things gets rid of the embarrassment.
    — New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The embarrassment led to soul-searching, both for him and his team.
    — Doug Haller, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • That is a sign of embarrassment.
    — Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Her cheeks would blush at the slightest hint of embarrassment.
    — R29 Team, refinery29.com, 7 July 2022
  • That would save him from embarrassment at the ballot box.
    — Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Trump was an embarrassment this week.
    — Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 29 Nov. 2025
  • This defense is no longer an embarrassment against the run.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Dec. 2025
  • My face turned red with embarrassment.
    — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
  • There’s something to be said for embarrassment—even for shame.
    — Lance Morrow, WSJ, 14 Nov. 2022
  • And all that offered for two decades was embarrassment.
    — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 14 June 2026
  • Snyder has been a constant source of embarrassment to the league for quite some time now.
    — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Some Bethpage fans lashed out in a way that added to the embarrassment of the day.
    — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • None agreed to speak on the record, citing the fear of public embarrassment.
    — David Klepper, Fortune Well, 31 Jan. 2024
  • But there’s no need to worry, as embarrassment is now the last thing on a long list of stuff that wants to kill him.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 11 May 2022
  • Legion Field dogs, in the end, were an embarrassment to the city.
    — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 26 Apr. 2022
  • For decades, it was seen as an embarrassment to be ignored, but that stance has softened over time.
    — Robert Annis, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The derring is done, the empires are gone, the rest is silent embarrassment.
    — Dominic Green, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2023
  • But off-field embarrassments like the plane stunt could push Mara to make drastic changes.
    — Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024

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