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Discover LudwigThe phrase "embarrassing tone" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to someone's voice, manner, or behavior (if applicable) that is awkward or uncomfortable. For example: The speaker used an embarrassing tone when trying to apologize for their mistake.
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If you act embarrassed about your attraction, the person you're talking to may respond in a similar way, treating same-gender attraction as an embarrassing tone.
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And at the end of the day, are you ever embarrassed by the tone?
And are you ever embarrassed by the tone?
I'd hear all these goofy tunes and goofy voices coming through, so good thing there are iPhones now to tone down the embarrassing moments.
And if the result was not embarrassing enough, there was also the tone of the court's unanimous decision, written by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.
Jodi Kantor's preening and condescending tone toward Lawford was embarrassing, but it was the space allotted to Radziwill's book that evoked nausea, starting with the color photo.
Sky Blues caretaker manager Richard Shaw told BBC Coventry & Warwickshire: "Joe Murphy should have done a lot better with the cross for that first goal, as should the defenders, and that just set the tone for the whole performance, which was embarrassing.
Susan Viscardi, who has two daughters, said she felt embarrassed by the accusatory tone of many remarks.
"It's embarrassing how soft we are," D.C. boss Ben Olsen said after the game, the tone of his remarks having steadily escalated during United's free-fall.
Nothing embarrassing.
Nevertheless: embarrassing.
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