abased
Example Sentences
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Much of the classical music industry has since abased itself at Mäkelä’s feet.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
I hadn’t abased myself, on my knees, scrubbing toilets at the level and in constant sight of my drill instructor’s crotch just to join a club.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 18, 2018
He so thoroughly abased himself that he literally ate the excrement of a patrolman’s steed.
From Slate ● Feb. 5, 2018
In short, the movie feels, if not exactly glamorous, then simultaneously overly processed and overwrought, even when it’s wallowing in the most abased behavior.
From Washington Post ● May 19, 2016
Simply because they have not learned how to be abased, how to live without getting their own way always, or without getting the praise or recognition to which they feel themselves entitled.
From One Day at a Time and Other Talks on Life and Religion by Alexander, Arch.
