humiliation

Example Sentences

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Only they have proven themselves capable of turning tragedy from high art into national humiliation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Championship football at the magnificent Tottenham Hotspur Stadium would be nothing short of total humiliation.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

He’ll stick around through the series, offering barbed commentary and something like support: “If I humiliate you, it’s to save you from the bigger humiliation of remaining as you are.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

It functions as a loyalty oath, one ritual in a much larger pattern of humiliation and dominance.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

He survived the humiliation of his trial and the charges against him.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson