indignity
Example Sentences
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His daughter-in-law Linda Kirkland, a former accountant, said this was "the final indignity".
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
You can call that depressing, or an indignity, or a simple fact.
From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026
Even a draw would ensure they do not suffer the indignity of a clean sweep – England have been beaten 5-0 on three previous Ashes tours.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025
He would probably laugh his toothy laugh at the absurdity of it, because he was well aware of the first absurd indignity of his life in Lubbock.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025
Don’t you remember the singles’ bars, the indignity of high school blind dates?
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing indignity
Things Fall Apart
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"My Wonder Horse," Vocabulary from the short story
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 14–18
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