21 examples of embarras in sentences

There is something of an unavoidable embarras in making what is called a great figure in the world; [it] takes off from the happiness of life; I hate the noise and hurry inseparable from great estates and titles, and look upon both as blessings that ought only to be given to fools, for 'tis only to them that they are blessings.

Choice N. choice, option; discretion &c (volition) 600; preoption^; alternative; dilemma, embarras de choix

luxury; intemperance &c 954; extravagance &c (prodigality) 818; exorbitance, lavishment^. pleonasm &c (diffuseness) 573; too many irons in the fire; embarras de richesses [Fr.].

long purse, full purse, well lined purse, heavy purse, deep pockets; purse of Fortunatus [Lat.]; embarras de richesses [Fr.].

She could not decide what ornaments she would wear, and at last getting out of humour with the "embarras des richesses" she fixed on a necklace which, though extremely handsome, was scarcely fit for a child.

Dans le courant de la soirée un des secrétaires vint trouver Lord Odo Russell qui était l'ambassadeur en ce moment et lui dit: "Nous sommes dans un terrible embarras.

EMBARRAS, m. obstacle, encombrement; irrésolution, trouble.

The only difficulty in such embarras de richesses of subject and such scantiness of time, is to decide what not to do.

On the 17th they reached the Embarras River, but could not cross, nor could they find a dry spot on which to camp; at last they found the water falling off a small, almost submerged hillock, and on this they huddled through the night.

At daybreak they heard Hamilton's morning gun from the fort, that was but three leagues distant; and as they could not find a ford across the Embarras, they followed it down and camped by the Wabash.

je suis curieuse de voir comment vous sortirez de cet embarras.... HENRI, gaiement.

et mon bonheur est dans cet embarras même.... LA COMTESSE.

vous concevez mon embarras ...

vous étiez, je crois fonctionnaire sous l'empire.... MONTRICHARD, avec embarras.

LA COMTESSE, avec embarras.

(Redescendant) que dites-vous de mon idée? LA COMTESSE, avec un embarras feint.

Pourquoi donc? LA COMTESSE, avec un embarras croissant et se rapprochant toujours de de Grignon.

LA COMTESSE, avec embarras.

#embarras#, m., p.69, l.23, embarrassment, p.34, l.24, perplexity. #embellir#, beautify. #embrasser#, kiss. #embuscade#, f., ambush.

et seroit le motif de mon embarras?

Vous n'êtes pas si pressé; votre fantaisie n'est pas d'une espèce à mériter qu'on se gêne tant pour elle: ce seroit ce soir ici[80] un embarras qui nous dérangeroit.

21 examples of  embarras  in sentences