had been embarrassing
- past perfect progressive of embarrass.
Example Sentences
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Tan Dhesi, Labour MP and chair of the defence committee, suggested the UK's response had been "embarrassing".
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026
The lack of attendance had been embarrassing in recent years.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 30, 2014
Even so, as Bush told Panamanian President Guillermo Endara at the White House last week, the delay had been "embarrassing."
From Time Magazine Archive
Dinner was quite different to anything Bob's wife had ever experienced, and if the afternoon had been embarrassing to her the evening was a trial.
From The Auction Block by Beach, Rex Ellingwood
Psmith had yielded up the key, but his inquiries as to why it was needed had been embarrassing.
From Mike and Psmith by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
