Sentence examples for profoundly embarrassed from inspiring English sources
"I was profoundly embarrassed," she says.
In effective political hands, all this could have profoundly embarrassed the government.
They were profoundly embarrassed by the clear evidence that banks were undercapitalized before the credit crisis despite the banks' claims to the contrary.
Her disclosures profoundly embarrassed the government, made WikiLeaks a household name, and, by some accounts, served as a catalyst for the Arab Spring.
The spate of off-field violence, nearly all of it directed at women, has profoundly embarrassed many N.F.L. players, coaches and owners.
Letters are welcome via e-mail to [email protected] GelbardSIR – I was shocked and profoundly embarrassed by the utterly false statement made against me in your article on the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) ("Parachuting in the prosecutors", October 15th).
More subtly, Edward Said wrote a perceptive analysis of "Kim" in his 1993 book, "Culture and Imperialism," calling the novel "rich and absolutely fascinating" but "profoundly embarrassing".
For super successful big-ego types that populate many public boards, acknowledging to your peers that you don't understand something can be profoundly embarrassing.
He embarrassed himself and, more profoundly, the nation.
