indignity
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The final indignity: belly fat that rendered my favorite jeans unzippable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The indignity and grime of poverty, the constant close proximity, the competitive scramble for decreasing amounts of writing time made them hunker defensively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
For generations, the 103-year-old Catholic parish has been a beacon of solace and resistance for residents angry about the latest indignity to befall the historic heart of Latino Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
It was even more of an indignity because Haley lived in and around Knoxville, Tennessee, for long periods of his life.
From Salon ● May 31, 2026
When the strong healthy boy, howling at the indignity of the birth process, was put to her breast, she felt a wild tenderness for him.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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
Welcome to a day in the life of Samsung Nation, where the indignities never end.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 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
After all the indignities of the day, it was the mention of fried potatoes that threatened to undo him.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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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