indignity

Example Sentences

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You can call that depressing, or an indignity, or a simple fact.

From Salon

She said John O'Sullivan had been responsible for the indignity and degradation his father endured and he had caused misery for the family.

From BBC

The Ashes were decided after only three Tests and England have avoided the indignity of a 5-0 clean sweep.

From BBC

“Goodbye June” mulls over the beauty of life and the indignity of death, but never fully engages with either facet of our relatively short existence.

From Salon

In once again going 3-0 down after three matches, they are left to battle against the indignity of a 5-0 clean sweep.

From BBC