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And on the street, when you see people begging, when you hand money to them, do not humiliate them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

At the time, Wallace said he was "deeply sorry for any distress" he caused, and that he "never set out to harm or humiliate".

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

As Rue muses in a voiceover, she’s beautiful, directionless and “so desperate for attention she’s willing to humiliate herself.”

From Salon ● May 4, 2026

Well, everyone in show business has to humiliate themselves sometimes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

On the other hand, we were hungry, and to reject the gesture altogether would humiliate the warder we were trying to befriend.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Critics say Philips doesn't just challenge those beliefs - he humiliates the people who hold them.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

Earlier in the film, Patrick also publicly humiliates himself for Kat by singing Frankie Valli's song, "Can't Take My Eyes off You" in front of the whole school.

From Salon ● Apr. 8, 2024

The league says its operations manual strictly prohibits bullying and hazing, which is defined as behavior that “harms, intimidates, offends, degrades, threatens, or humiliates another person or creates a risk to their health or safety.”

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2023

That duality is reflected giddily in the early scene in which he sits at a keyboard and humiliates Salieri with a heavenly variation on the prosaic march the older maestro has written in his honor.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 12, 2019

My mother’s anger humiliates me; her words chafe my cheeks, and I am crying.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

A man with osteoarthritis and learning difficulties has said he feels "humiliated" after being told he cannot take his new mobility scooter on Translink's train services because it has been deemed to be too big.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

In March 2024, Benfica had just been humiliated 5-0 by rivals Porto.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

“An entire nation is being humiliated by Iranian leaders and the so-called revolutionary guards,” Merz said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

I’ve oscillated wildly between thinking the U.S. will ride a host-nation bump to the semis and worrying they’ll be humiliated by Paraguay and soccer in this country will be canceled forever.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

I don’t know what good it is to say I told you so to a dead man, but it makes me feel a little bit better, especially after being humiliated for speaking out.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

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

Many Jews, Ms. Horn explains, have felt pressured to make non-Jews comfortable about their presence “through self-deprecating and ultimately humiliating public displays in popular culture,” which often play up stereotypes in Jewish humor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 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

The first post called Holmes “a disgraceful, humiliating embarrassment to her alleged profession.”

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

That would be humiliating, because then he would show that he knows that gallantry enchants me; will he be mysterious?

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson