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" ... GB: Growing up, a girl learns to distrust her own instincts in a mixed-sex group, especially one that is predominantly male. "Oh," she thinks, "this word-play must not be very funny because nobody else (not one of the boys in the room) is laughing. I guess I should be quiet and not embarrass myself. Oh, this eye-poking (pie-throwing, mud-wrestling) must be funny because everybody else (every boy in the room) is laughing. I guess I should laugh, too, otherwise they'll think I have no sense of humor." Girls learn to listen before they laugh because girls are brought up to believe that they need guidance in their responses. They are trained to be aware of what their male counterparts are doing because they are aware that their behavior will be judged according to the standards set by the men--they learn that masculine behavior is "universal" and applies across the board. Put most simply, girls are taught to be led, not to lead. I interviewed senior Vice-President of Time-Warner for Snow White, and she defined herself as having been a "good girl" throughout childhood and school. She had to learn to use her natural sense of humor as she grew into her leadership position. She would certainly support various theories—and there are many-- that the witty person in a group is among the most powerful members of the group. The strategic use of humor is one of the identifying factors of the so-called natural leaders. She explained that "the funny boys were always the class leaders. When she was coming of age in the 60s and 70s, the girls who were class leaders, in contrast, were the smart, quiet ones. They rarely, if ever, made a joke. Joking wasn't something you got points for as a good girl." She had, early on, repressed her gift for laughter because, especially as a girl growing up in the South, she'd been taught to act like a lady. In her twenty-seven year voyage through the ranks of corporate life, she gradually learned to have more confidence in her sense of humor, even though it was often difficult to overcome inhibitions. "It took me a long time to understand that if I was comfortable enough to laugh and joke around people, they would then feel easier around me. Feeling easier around me makes them feel good about themselves. As a consequence, my humor lets them associate my way of working with an efficient, fun and satisfying way of getting things done." Using wit is as effective a leadership tool for women as it is for men, but that women have to unlearn what we learned as girls in order to implement useful strategies for using humor. We’re getting better at recognizing the importance of humor but we need to do an even better job of nurturing it in girls and young women. It's valuable, it's important and it can turn a bad day into a good one. What's not to like? ... "
" ... Meantime, the U.K. government is coming under growing pressure as Rashford, retail and restaurants threaten to embarrass a beleaguered administration that, in pushing back on the initiative, may just have bitten off more than it can chew. ... "
" ... The study’s findings support Zafirakou and WEF’s recommendations. Education needs to foster creativity and, according to Cropley, “Create an environment where children feel safe to take some risks and not embarrass themselves, where they don't get punished for a wrong answer, but they're encouraged to try new things and be open to new ideas.” Instead of asking what’s two plus two, a teacher or parent might ask how many different ways can children get to the answer? Then encourage children to say that, while it could be two plus two, it could also be three plus one, or seven minus three or the square root of two. “There are situations where you can ask open-ended questions that encourage the idea of many possible answers.” ... "
" ... This Christmas, the Brooklyn Nets did not embarrass themselves. ... "
" ... · Do not cc others when you are sending what you think is a neutral or negative email. The error some people make is when they are offering their suggestions, which they think are benign but actually fall in the category of neutral or “constructive” feedback and they cc everyone on their response. Why would anyone do this? It may be intentional to embarrass the person or maybe they just have not carefully thought about how their message will be received. But, if it is neutral or negative do NOT cc anyone other than the person the message is intended for. Otherwise, it clearly looks like you are trying to embarrass the person or that you just don’t have good social or professional skills. ... "