Embarras

or Em·barrass

[ am-braw ]

noun

1. a river in E Illinois, flowing S and SE to the Wabash River. 185 miles (298 km) long.

Example Sentences

I remarked coolly that I could not make up my mind what to do, as I had an embarras de richesses.

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Apparently it was "first come, first served," for we had our choice of all—a veritable embarras de choix.

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M. Petrovitch must have experienced what the French call embarras de richesses.

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The subject of Devonshire rivers is a matter of embarras de richesses indeed.

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I can swear now I am in no embarras: I am sure I did get de oder note from dis gentleman.

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