abased
Example Sentences
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Much of the classical music industry has since abased itself at Mäkelä’s feet.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
I hadn’t abased myself, on my knees, scrubbing toilets at the level and in constant sight of my drill instructor’s crotch just to join a club.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 18, 2018
He so thoroughly abased himself that he literally ate the excrement of a patrolman’s steed.
From Slate ● Feb. 5, 2018
In short, the movie feels, if not exactly glamorous, then simultaneously overly processed and overwrought, even when it’s wallowing in the most abased behavior.
From Washington Post ● May 19, 2016
Evie was back again exactly where she had been; the only difference was that she now hated Louie the more that she had abased herself before her.
From The Story of Louie by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]
