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

Savers may be spared the indignity of seeing the returns on their cash dwindle to near nothing - although institutions sometimes don't need an excuse to reduce savings rates.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

“Goodbye June” mulls over the beauty of life and the indignity of death, but never fully engages with either facet of our relatively short existence.

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

Yet I must suffer the annoyance—and the implied indignity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

The fourth indignity was that Marcus already knew the answer but wanted to hear me say it.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson