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Example sentences for "little embarrassed"

  • She seemed to like Paris very much," said Endymion a little embarrassed.

  • The bridegroom was a little embarrassed when he was presented to Lady Roehampton.

  • Endymion was a little embarrassed by this interview, for he had naturally a kind heart, and being young, it was still soft.

  • Our friend Trodgits seemed a little embarrassed at first, when I introduced him to the Right Honourable; but when they sate next each other at dinner, they soon got on very well.

  • Jacques was good-humoredly polite to Mademoiselle Francezka, who was a little embarrassed in his company.

  • Gaston, I thought, looked a little embarrassed, though not fully conscious of the gross affront he was putting on Francezka in bringing Jacques Haret there.

  • Francezka, with a glowing face and dewy eyes, looked at Gaston, but he looked puzzled and a little embarrassed.

  • The priest was a little embarrassed, and begged Ms pardon for coming up.

  • At first Christophe was a little embarrassed by the fact that he had never heard of them or their works.

  • Lord Doningdale looked a little embarrassed, and made no reply, but put his horse into a canter.

  • Coningsby was a little embarrassed, for he could not forget the abrupt manner in which he had parted from them; but they greeted him with so much cordiality that he instantly recovered himself, and, turning, became their companion.

  • Our young friend felt a little embarrassed when, without a servant and in a hack chaise, he drew up to the grand portal, and a crowd of retainers came forth to receive him.

  • It is almsgiving day,' replied Mr. Lyle, looking a little embarrassed, and for the first time blushing.

  • The lame doctor, for his part, appeared a little embarrassed by the rencontre, or perhaps excited, one or both.

  • Things have not gone quite so far as that, yet," said Harry, just a little embarrassed.

  • Harry's colour rose again, and for a second he looked a little embarrassed.

  • Everard seemed a little embarrassed by the question.

  • Waveney laughed; but she was a little embarrassed, too.

  • Ingram looked a little embarrassed, but he was amused too.

  • Elinor seemed to me just as usual; but Adeline thinks there has been some change," said Jane, a little embarrassed.

  • Elinor looked just a little embarrassed, and a little pleased.

  • Harry looked a little embarrassed, and Jane, too, coloured a little; though there seemed to be no very good reason that either should do so.

  • The lady was confused and a little embarrassed, and said at length: "A path?

  • He was a little embarrassed, and since his skin was so fair, she could see at once that he reddened.

  • She seemed a little embarrassed, but smiling and beautiful.

  • Harry was naturally a reserved fellow, and did not make much conversation himself, and his mother felt a little embarrassed on this particular morning.

  • David seemed a little embarrassed, and began jerking his head about when his acquaintance of the morning, whom he had scarcely noticed before, was introduced by Miss Winter as "my cousin.

  • Miss Winter rose up, surprised and a little embarrassed at the introduction of a total stranger in her father's absence.

  • Here the Captain took to his glass, and seemed a little embarrassed.

  • He was sometimes asked questions, to be sure, which a little embarrassed him, but he soon hit upon answers which were sufficiently true without betraying his purpose.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "little embarrassed" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    little before; little below; little book; little brother; little bunch; little celery; little corner; little dark; little daughter; little east; little forward; little friends; little help; little laugh; little mouse; little older; little orange; little over; little room; little song; little sunshine; little supper; little sweet; little tour; little wooden; military capacity