debased

Example Sentences

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Yet she knows the history that reduced her to such a debased state.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

“He was a man who debased other human beings,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2023

Scottish National Party MP John Nicolson said the post was "nauseating" and that it "cheapened and debased" politics.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2023

Disagreements with Professor Wax, he added, make you feel that “you are a fundamentally debased human being.”

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2023

Turner thought about getting to work on conquering his debased self, but decided that could wait till morning.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt