Example Sentences

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Conceding, Reform UK's Goodwin said he thought he had "embarrassed Labour in one of their strongest seats".

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

MADISON, Wis. — Coach Jim Harbaugh and No. 14 Michigan found a formula to shut down the Wisconsin rushing attack that had embarrassed the Wolverines the last couple of years.

From Washington Post • Oct. 2, 2021

The next day Alan awoke to angry texts telling him that he had embarrassed himself.

From The Guardian • Oct. 22, 2020

Lewis sought to make clear that Assange was not wanted because he had embarrassed the United States but because he had broken the law and put lives at risk.

From Reuters • Feb. 24, 2020

This guy I had sworn never to talk to after he had embarrassed me in class, but my politeness-training ran on automatic.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez