dehumanizing

Example Sentences

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Detainees there have long said the practice is dehumanizing and invasive.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

They added that they "oppose the indiscriminate mass deportation of people" and "pray for an end to dehumanizing rhetoric and violence".

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

“The entire process of getting and keeping an entry-level job has become a grueling and dehumanizing ordeal over the past decade,” the author writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

Losing your job might be demeaning, but losing your integrity for the shot at a job is dehumanizing.

From Salon • Oct. 7, 2025

Nothing is more dehumanizing than the absence of human companionship.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela