dehumanizing

Example Sentences

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They added that they "oppose the indiscriminate mass deportation of people" and "pray for an end to dehumanizing rhetoric and violence".

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

“The entire process of getting and keeping an entry-level job has become a grueling and dehumanizing ordeal over the past decade,” the author writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

Or, was "SNL" presenting queerness with the same banality as we’ve come to see straightness, albeit with the use of a somewhat dehumanizing pun?

From Salon • Feb. 17, 2025

They can show up at rallies, protests and local government meetings to stand up for immigrants and their families in the face of dehumanizing attacks.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2024

It is dehumanizing, for it forces one to adapt by becoming more self- contained and insulated.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela