humiliating

Example Sentences

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"It absolutely terrified me," she recalled, adding: "I was alone and so upset... it was humiliating."

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

A humiliating incident in a pool surrounded by her repulsed classmates echoes an iconic scene from “Carrie,” with Ducournau crafting an analogy for traumatic adolescent rites of passage like menstruation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

"It's embarrassing, it's debilitating, it's humiliating," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Misjudgments made in public or at the workplace can feel humiliating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

I guess you could say that I found it humiliating.

From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz