downtrodden
Example Sentences
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But from the Old Testament to the New, it consistently preaches for the faithful to humble themselves, to help the poor and downtrodden.
From Los Angeles Times
“Send Help” is an actual horror show where a downtrodden employee gains flesh-and-blood power over her cruel boss when the two are stranded on a deserted island.
Throughout the book, elements from a talking fish to a possibly reincarnated dog exist alongside the bleak reality of a country so downtrodden and occupied that even its cartography isn’t in its own language.
From Los Angeles Times
On Wednesday, Bruce Springsteen — who has been a steady voice for the downtrodden throughout his long career — released “Streets of Minneapolis,” a moving protest anthem based on his Academy Award-winning song “Streets of Philadelphia.”
From Salon
The facility’s namesake harbored no illusions that his donation might one day turn the downtrodden Hoosiers into the country’s top team.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
