seem embarrassed
Frequency: 8.4120.1 per million words
Suggests an impression of someone being embarrassed.
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Examples (10)
- Whenever his parents praise him in public, he always seems embarrassed.
- She seemed slightly embarrassed when she couldn't remember my name.
- The politician seemed to be embarrassed by the reporter's direct question.
- It seemed that the guest speaker was embarrassed when his microphone suddenly failed.
- He seemed genuinely embarrassed by all the attention he was receiving.
- Did she seem embarrassed when you mentioned the mistake?
- Throughout the interview, the young actor seemed embarrassed about his sudden fame.
- He didn't say anything, but he seemed embarrassed when they started telling old stories about him.
- The student seemed embarrassed to ask for help, even though the teacher was very approachable.
- Although he tried to hide it, he visibly seemed embarrassed by the compliment.