indignity
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Stewart gets one of the film’s best jokes, delivering one final indignity to Prince John with the panache that only a formally trained actor of his caliber could.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Ahead of the visit, Guyana's President Irfaan Ali said his country would continue to champion the reparation issue "because slavery was the worst indignity to humankind".
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
Ten months after abandoning Ole Miss to coach LSU, Lane Kiffin had returned to Oxford to deal his former employer one more indignity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Savers may be spared the indignity of seeing the returns on their cash dwindle to near nothing - although institutions sometimes don't need an excuse to reduce savings rates.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026
In any case, I too am learning, ordeal by ordeal, my indignity.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
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In a film full of contrived indignities, this is the most maddening, suggesting that anyone watching the film is no more clever than the “Fossil Fools” audience members.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
The indignities apparently did not stop at the club.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
For the most part, the retrofuturistic vibes of the northern Virginia airport provide some aesthetic relief from the contemporary indignities of air travel.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
As the number of multimillionaires has grown, so too has the amount of services for high-net-worth individuals looking to avoid the indignities of commercial travel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
One of the greatest indignities about being old is that people insist on helping you with things like bathing and going to the washroom.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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Vocabulary lists containing indignity
Things Fall Apart
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"My Wonder Horse," Vocabulary from the short story
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 14–18
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