Examples of using "Peinliche" in a sentence and their english translations:
Tom broke the awkward silence.
I made a lot of painful mistakes.
What an embarrassing situation that was!
There was an awkward silence when he appeared.
Tom was embarrassed by the incident.
He was embarrassed by the incident.
She was embarrassed by the incident.
She let slip that she had found out about her brother's embarrassing little secret.