Example Sentences

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The first service on my meal-subscription walkabout has a semi-embarrassing Shark Tank backstory.

From The Verge • May 25, 2016

This is semi-embarrassing to admit, but Tina Fey was my desktop wallpaper when I was in middle school.

From Salon • Jul. 15, 2015

In his heart of hearts, did he see him as a semi-embarrassing plot point?

From The New Yorker • Nov. 26, 2014

The television cameras at baseball games often catch fans in semi-embarrassing moments, and good sports announcers are adept at poking gentle fun at spectators when the action on the diamond slows down.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2014