- present participle of humiliate.
humiliating
Example Sentences
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But after a humiliating, season-opening defeat by the San Francisco 49ers in Australia — Donald did not make the trip — expectations were thrown for a loss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
"I would spend my days walking across the CIA compound to the...unisex or family bathroom, which I could use, and it was humiliating having to do that," she described.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
But what felt humiliating in the moment became liberating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
"But at the same time, I was very upset and my heart was broken when I saw my son looking like that. It was humiliating."
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
I don’t get the napkins as I’m ordered to do because it would be humiliating.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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