indignity
Example Sentences
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You can call that depressing, or an indignity, or a simple fact.
From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026
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 • Dec. 22, 2025
Even a draw would ensure they do not suffer the indignity of a clean sweep – England have been beaten 5-0 on three previous Ashes tours.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025
We’ll get to the most regrettable indignity in a moment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025
Furious with Ryan for not managing to save him from this indignity, he crawled into the thumb, where he thought mean thoughts about everyone in Room 5.
From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
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