indignity
Example Sentences
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Dog poo bags are not the only indignity the famous defensive frontier has to endure.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
You can call that depressing, or an indignity, or a simple fact.
From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026
The Ashes were decided after only three Tests and England have avoided the indignity of a 5-0 clean sweep.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026
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
Lesson on lesson they’ve suffered through, recognizing, more profoundly each time, their indignity, shame, triviality.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
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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