mortification

Example Sentences

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Also because many of those who have been dealt the mortification were comparatively affluent and accomplished.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

The last bell saved them from possible mortification.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2025

I think everybody else was looking around for somebody else to validate their judgment, but they’re feeling pretty antsy given the mortification here.

From Slate • Sep. 18, 2024

Why would my deep mortification over a trivial workplace incident persist for so long?

From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2023

The thought of her mortification kept me company for a long time, but the sounds of music and laughter and Cisco Kid screams broke into my pleasant revengeful reveries.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou