embarrassed
Example Sentences
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“I don’t need to stay home, I’m not embarrassed, I’m already looking forward to summer. Everything is just in its right place.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
After being taunted for bringing her toys, Bonnie is embarrassed but determined to get in with the cool group, leaving her toys outside to be returned to the wrong address by a stranger.
From Salon • Jun. 21, 2026
Bonnie, embarrassed by what are starting to seem like “babyish” playing habits when her peers have lost interest in analog toys, at first finds that Lily gains her entree to a sleepover party.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026
He has been beleaguered at home and now embarrassed abroad, his critics in opposition parties say, given he has advertised himself as a man who would boost Germany's standing on the international stage.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
“So you shouldn’t feel embarrassed about being fooled.”
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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