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Discover LudwigThe phrase "embarrassing without" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English
It is typically used to describe a situation or action that is embarrassing in the absence of something else. For example: - "The party was embarrassing without music to liven it up." - "She felt embarrassed without her friends by her side." - "The performance was underwhelming and embarrassing without the lead actor's presence." Overall, it implies that the presence of something or someone else is necessary to avoid the feeling of embarrassment.
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In "Sammy's House," though, we discover what happens after two young D.C. climbers get together — namely, endless whining about how hard it is to balance a relationship and a high-powered job, punctuated by intimate encounters that are embarrassing without being vivid.
Flirting feels embarrassing without a drink in my hand.
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Missing out on Beckham, Pato and Tevez in such public fashion would have been embarrassing enough without the French press having trumpeted their arrivals with such confidence.
Friends and family encouraged me to leave, convinced that I embarrassed myself by remaining with the network (to be fair, I'm perfectly capable of embarrassing myself without assistance from Fox).
Contrary to what most reunion planners think, the proceedings are embarrassing enough without adding the Electric Slide to the mix.
Other major states manage to hold presidential primaries without embarrassing ballot fights and, for that matter, without embarrassing anti-democratic behavior by their governors.
It then became a useful luxury; transitioned to being simply useful; made the move to being popular; eventually became embarrassing to be without; then difficult to be without.
But Expo preparations have not been without embarrassing moments.
I wanted a president who could speak without embarrassing me.
And then show the manager, without embarrassing him or her.
How do I bring this up without embarrassing us both?
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