humiliated

Example Sentences

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The choice is to either tell him directly that those things aren’t possible—no thanks!—or try them, only to be humiliated by either a grand jury or a judge.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

"We fled from the suburbs, we were humiliated," one man told AFP, declining to give his name.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Koh felt humiliated if his envelope was thinner than the others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

She said she felt humiliated when she visited a Wetherspoon pub on three occasions between May and September last year and bar staff asked her for her identification.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

Instantly, he felt humiliated for saying that—how nerdy could he be?

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix