Some of my hosts eventually grew embarrassed at their neglect of a guest.
When the news media began covering the lawsuit and writing about her, she said, Wal-Mart grew embarrassed and raised her pay by nearly 50 percent within a year.
He grew embarrassed about his clothes, his way of talking, even his hair, which was cut at home with a bowl.
When Charlie Brown grows embarrassed over something, his face reddens in broad strokes as if someone were coloring him in, and his mouth sometimes quivers as if drawn by an unsteady hand.
Linda grew tired, embarrassed, and was almost in tears.
Because it wasn't Our Heavenly Father who carried me out to the car at dawn when I was a child, who laid me down on the back seat of the DeSoto and covered me, who was there as I grew, who embarrassed me, disappointed me, loved me.
Players have stuck with the company through embarrassing growing pains, but releasing more games increases the chances of unsettling the strong relationship.
Now, I'm not averse to basking in the glow of a compliment every now and again but the persistent nature of what at times felt like an interview grew instantly tiring – and embarrassing.
The proposed cuts to tax credits announced by the chancellor in July had attracted growing criticism, and proved embarrassing for the government when the House of Lords voted in October to delay the changes.
But there are still several jokes that play up to – or at least, acquiesce in – class stereotypes, as when J says it was embarrassing to grow up on Broadwater Farm with two parents, or when he tells us that his family's car was stolen on a nightly basis.
