- present participle of humiliate.
humiliating
Example Sentences
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The Rams’ decision to leave late for Australia coupled with Sean McVay making a bad play call at a critical moment all add up to a humiliating loss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Many Jews, Ms. Horn explains, have felt pressured to make non-Jews comfortable about their presence “through self-deprecating and ultimately humiliating public displays in popular culture,” which often play up stereotypes in Jewish humor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
"I would spend my days walking across the CIA compound to the...unisex or family bathroom, which I could use, and it was humiliating having to do that," she described.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
The first post called Holmes “a disgraceful, humiliating embarrassment to her alleged profession.”
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
I dropped my controller right onto my ankle bone and gave a humiliating squeak.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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