humiliating
Example Sentences
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But I ultimately decided I couldn’t let someone else go through my stuff—my lack of organization was humiliating.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
His humiliating treatment sent a signal that high-profile figures in the scam industry might be sacrificed to save Cambodia's reputation.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
A humiliating incident in a pool surrounded by her repulsed classmates echoes an iconic scene from “Carrie,” with Ducournau crafting an analogy for traumatic adolescent rites of passage like menstruation.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
And now, without a single league win since last December, they are facing a humiliating emergency.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
Petey didn’t want to think about that party, didn’t want to think about the crickets, didn’t want that humiliating night spilling over, tainting this one or any other.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
Vocabulary lists containing humiliating
Fish in a Tree
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The Wednesday Wars
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