Wondering how to use Embarrassed in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as abashed or chagrined.
Embarrassed in a sentence
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Embarrassed meaning
- Having a feeling of shameful discomfort.
- Impeded; obstructed; in an awkward situation.
Synonyms of Embarrassed
Using Embarrassed
- The main meaning on this page is: Having a feeling of shameful discomfort. | Impeded; obstructed; in an awkward situation.
- Useful related words include: abashed, chagrined, discomposed, discomfited.
- In the example corpus, embarrassed often appears in combinations such as: embarrassed by, embarrassed to, was embarrassed.
Context around Embarrassed
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 6 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Embarrassed
- In this selection, "embarrassed" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, little, clearly, slightly, yourself, person and former stand out and add context to how "embarrassed" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a little embarrassed and a little embarrassed i m. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "embarrassed" sits close to words such as chennai, curiosity and edgar, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with embarrassed
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And most importantly, you embarrassed yourself. (6 words)
And I got emotional and I got embarrassed. (8 words)
A little embarrassed I’m not with them already. (9 words)
And to be coming of age, to understand your body as a woman and at the same time, to be devalued for something I can't change or you know, I wasn't even aware of the fact that this was something I should feel embarrassed about. (47 words)
Anthony, who admitted he felt "embarrassed" when make-up artists on set had to "paint his hair", has said he is delighted with the "drastic results" and would encourage anyone thinking about hair transplant surgery to book in for a consultation. (41 words)
Addiction can often leave individuals feeling ashamed, guilty, or embarrassed, which can make it difficult for them to talk about their struggles with loved ones or even professionals. (28 words)
Is he not even slightly embarrassed, where there are many of us who are horrendously embarrassed? (16 words)
Example sentences (20)
My point is we're embarrassed about things we should be proud of and proud of things we should be embarrassed about.
You embarrassed our club, our fans and you clearly embarrassed yourself.
Embarrassed for him because I know he probably doesn’t know enough to be embarrassed for himself.
Is he not even slightly embarrassed, where there are many of us who are horrendously embarrassed?
When looking at an embarrassed person, we infer indirectly that the person is embarrassed by observing the red color on the person's face.
A child that is not guilty would feel bad that they were embarrassed at school and tell their parents immediately after they got home.
Addiction can often leave individuals feeling ashamed, guilty, or embarrassed, which can make it difficult for them to talk about their struggles with loved ones or even professionals.
Admittedly these were not the finest rooms in the building, and we felt a little embarrassed.
A little embarrassed I’m not with them already.
All signs point to a defeated and embarrassed former world power.
A mum has been told she only has months left to live after she put off getting a due to being "scared and embarrassed".
And I actually think I was the only one that raised my hand and I was embarrassed.
And I got emotional and I got embarrassed.
And most importantly, you embarrassed yourself.
And no boo boo, the UK would not have been embarrassed to suspend our constitution.
And other questions you were too embarrassed to ask.
And then I got so embarrassed that we went, we did a couple of takes, and I didn't try it.
And to be coming of age, to understand your body as a woman and at the same time, to be devalued for something I can't change or you know, I wasn't even aware of the fact that this was something I should feel embarrassed about.
Anthony, who admitted he felt "embarrassed" when make-up artists on set had to "paint his hair", has said he is delighted with the "drastic results" and would encourage anyone thinking about hair transplant surgery to book in for a consultation.
A Romanian councillor was left embarrassed today as his camera turned on while having a shower - while 'working' from home.
Common combinations with embarrassed
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- embarrassed by 32×
- embarrassed to 30×
- was embarrassed 19×
- be embarrassed 16×
- so embarrassed 12×
- embarrassed and 12×
- embarrassed about 11×
- too embarrassed 9×
- feel embarrassed 9×
- embarrassed for 8×