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Free sign upThe phrase "embarrassing by" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English
It is commonly used to describe something that causes embarrassment or shame to someone. Example: The photos of her falling down in the middle of the street were embarrassing by themselves, but the fact that they were posted on social media made it even worse.
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These buildings were considered embarrassing by many Chinese architects, Koolhaas said, but he admired some of them.
The grass field in San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium, site of this year's Super Bowl, was called "embarrassing" by the Kansas City Chiefs' head coach Dick Vermeil.
It's his personal signed copy!" Other incidents were regarded as embarrassing by Labour's anti-Corbynistas but embraced by supporters – for all those who scoffed when he said he wouldn't press the nuclear button, many applauded.
MH Updated at 10.06pm BST 10.01pm BST I'm preempting Paolo Nutini playing Iron Sky (unless he already did, which would be embarrassing), by remembering the time Adele called the below performance of the track one of the best things she had ever seen in her life.
The Wolves manager said his team had played well without getting any luck (which was only partly true – United's substitute Mame Biram Diouf had missed enough chances to make the score embarrassing by the end) and that if they carried on playing like that he was sure their luck would turn.
From that point on I went on to lose 85 pounds (an amount I even lessened to my friends because the fact that I had to lose that much was embarrassing) by only changing a few things.
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For different reasons, since the Brexit referendum the two parties have faced divisive leadership contests; embarrassing by-election defeats; and even – in UKIP's case – a fucking fist-fight in the European Parliament.
They're embarrassed by them.
"I was embarrassed by it".
Am I embarrassed by it?
Embarrassed by last diary entry.
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