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humiliate

[hyoo-mil-ee-ayt, yoo-] / hjuˈmɪl iˌeɪt, ju- /


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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

Northampton scored 14 tries to humiliate Bristol at Franklin's Gardens and confirm their place in the Prem semi-finals.

From BBC ● May 15, 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

They’d all seemed to have abruptly forgotten that I was still the same girl they’d tried to humiliate, over and over again.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi

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

The world’s two most populous nations saw themselves as ancient civilizations humiliated by industrialized Western powers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Now older, these women appear stronger and more introspective while revisiting how they were manipulated and humiliated for America’s entertainment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Three wickets down inside 7.1 overs and with Imam-ul-Haq absent injured, Pakistan could have been humiliated had it not been for Shakeel.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

He said the result showed "Nigel - who said he didn't want to be humiliated - maybe has been".

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

He was so angry and so humiliated and so full of bats, there was nothing else he could be.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies

"When I close my eyes I can still see it, the pity on other passengers' faces. It was humiliating for her."

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Carroll testified in court, a process he says was "humiliating and embarrassing and absolutely horrendous".

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

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

Aborting in Italy at the time was illegal, difficult, expensive and humiliating.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

And while he’s doing this, which is humiliating, four more doctors enter the room, and he starts talking.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron




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