Sentence examples for long embarrassing from inspiring English sources

All this has paid off: Venezuela's football team, long embarrassing also-rans in South America, has become competitive, and the country has won many more medals at the two latest Pan-American games than in the past.Mr Chávez extracts political benefit, too.

After a long, embarrassing fight, the museum sent the krater back to Italy last January, which then displayed it as part of an exhibition called "Nostoi," a nod to the ancient Greek epic about the heroes' return from the Trojan war.

He thinks that a strong Supreme Court decision in favour of same-sex marriage would save Republicans from a long, embarrassing and ultimately losing fight while also giving "Republican politicians a useful scapegoat to impotently shake their fists at".

It has been a long, embarrassing and complex process, with deadlines set and missed since the theater closed for renovation in 2005 and with soaring costs, financed by the federal government, that have reached $760 million, according to the latest estimate by the Ministry of Culture.

Western capitals, long embarrassed by their inability, or even unwillingness, to do anything about the mayhem in Algeria, breathed a sigh of relief.

The Communist Party presented a sweeping plan on Monday to reduce the high death tolls in China's perilous workplaces, calling for immediate action on a problem that has long embarrassed the government.

The Patriots now face a long, perhaps embarrassing off-season.

While the settlements are expensive, they pale in comparison to the sort of legal bills that come with long — and embarrassing — legal battles.

To be honest with you, I've long been embarrassed about that".

I have long been embarrassed by our own big cities' tackiness when it comes to Christmas festivities.

I have long been embarrassed by my ripped builder's tarpaulins, used for years to bundle up clippings before they're hauled off to the compost heap.