mortify

Example Sentences

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That it seems a choice at all is what should mortify us.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2024

A few years after I sent the quarterback the audio recording, a friend who lived in his dorm told me that he’d played it aloud for his buddies in an effort to mortify me.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2024

“Don’t take advantage of your own position and role to mortify the other.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2022

Yet part of the song came to mortify him, he allowed.

From Washington Post • Nov. 27, 2021

“What’s the point of being old if you can’t mortify the young? Well, I’ll leave you two in peace. Good day, young lady. It was a real pleasure.”

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor