embarrassingly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Almost all — somewhat surprisingly or confusedly or embarrassingly — were arriving at the same conclusion: that the billionaire is the best choice for governor.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
Charles laughed, albeit slightly embarrassingly, when Trump said in a speech at the White House that his Scottish-born mother had had a crush on the then-prince.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
The arithmetic that made counterdrone technology urgent is embarrassingly simple.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
Kate Wolf, writer and editor: Though I have been going to Taix for nearly 20 years, embarrassingly, it was only in the last year that I realized the building wasn’t from the 1920s.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
It was embarrassingly easy to let the tears flow.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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