Wondering how to use Embarrassing in a sentence? Below are 20 example sentences from real English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as awkward or difficult.

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Embarrassing in a sentence

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Embarrassing meaning

present participle and gerund of embarrass

Synonyms of Embarrassing

awkward sticky unenviable difficult hard mortifying unpleasant

Example sentences (20)

A UK Government source said: “Lorna Slater is only embarrassing herself further by making these laughable claims.

Harry expresses embarrassing naivety throughout his relationship with Meghan, who we must remember is an actress.

Pascal also advised Bad Bunny to show an embarrassing photo of himself, and the host said that nothing could be found.

A video link fail in a crown court hearing has revealed the embarrassing consequences of letting rats run amok in prison.

Speaking of which, Windows seems to be having a collection of embarrassing issues surrounding the W11 upgrade as of late.

The girlfriend slammed the engaged man and branded him 'embarrassing' and 'small-minded' for not accommodating all guests.

This, despite Trump’s endorsement of Rep. and the embarrassing fact that it had zero impact on the election of the Speaker.

As embarrassing/hilarious as all that was, Bentley didn’t get booted from office because he had an affair.

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Brittany referred to it as "embarrassing" and Tom Sandoval and Ariana ask him to "go chill on the freestyling" in the future.

Faced with these demanding mega-trends, it felt embarrassing to read recent lamentations about Brian Maule’s Le Chardon d’Or.

It’s embarrassing for Gardaí and it should never have been left go this far,” said another former Garda.

Mistakes we’ve made, embarrassing or awkward moments, an uncomfortable situation… What will my life look like once I graduate?

Sure, he might be an unctuous, embarrassing buffoon, but hey, have you seen who’s in the Senate lately?

In sum, be kind to others and be kind to yourself, because if you aren’t, that’s really embarrassing.

Frankly they continued to make embarrassing mistakes all the way through their independence, even on their best-regarded vehicles.

It’s a decision that Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos labelled as ‘embarrassing’ on social media.

The Avalanche followed the Seattle loss with an embarrassing 8-2 defeat at home against St. Louis.

Some said there is 'no excuse' for the failure that is the latest in a string of embarrassing transport headaches since he took office.

It stops iPhone owners from being caught out by any embarrassing searches that may appear in the search bar of a regular Safari browser.

It finishes 2-2 here as Summerville saves the Whites from an embarrassing opening day defeat.

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Common combinations with embarrassing

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • an embarrassing 29×
  • embarrassing and 20×
  • the embarrassing 13×
  • and embarrassing 12×
  • embarrassing to
  • embarrassing for
  • embarrassing defeat
  • of embarrassing
  • embarrassing the
  • was embarrassing

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "embarrassing" in a sentence?
An example: "A UK Government source said: “Lorna Slater is only embarrassing herself further by making these laughable claims." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "embarrassing" from real English texts.
What does "embarrassing" mean?
Embarrassing means: present participle and gerund of embarrass
What are synonyms of "embarrassing"?
Common synonyms of "embarrassing" include: awkward, sticky, unenviable, difficult, hard, mortifying, unpleasant.
How many example sentences with "embarrassing" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "embarrassing", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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