humiliate

Example Sentences

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He once described the prospect of a humiliating cease-fire with Iraq as drinking from a poisoned chalice.

From The Wall Street Journal

The judgement said the trust's policy had an "admirable and noble purpose", but it had the effect of "violating the dignity" of the nurses and of "creating for them a hostile, humiliating and degrading environment".

From BBC

"From today on, no-one in this life is going to humiliate you any more," Thiago told her on the way home.

From BBC

Well, at least as long as the family can keep more humiliating pictures of him hanging out with his parents from leaking to the press.

From Salon

After a humiliating League Cup loss at fourth tier Grimsby in August, United have exited both domestic cups at the first hurdle for the first time since 1981-82.

From Barron's