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Offroad Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Prepositions that go with 'embarrassment'

Dear teachers

Do these sentences read well?

She blushed with embarrassment.
She blushed of embarrassment.
She almost fainted in embarrassment.
She almost fainted with embarrassment.
She almost fainted of embarrassment.

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Do these sentences read well? She blushed with embarrassment. She blushed of embarrassment.

  • Do these sentences read well?
  • She blushed with embarrassment.
  • She blushed of embarrassment.
  • She almost fainted in embarrassment.
  • She almost fainted with embarrassment.
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Do these sentences read well?

She blushed with embarrassment.
She blushed of embarrassment.
She almost fainted in embarrassment.
She almost fainted with embarrassment.
She almost fainted of embarrassment.

Yes, except 'of' is a little unidiomatic..

You could also consider 'from embarra

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