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indignity

[in-dig-ni-tee] / ɪnˈdɪg nɪ ti /


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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

The Angels’ ultimate indignity is its own hometown newspaper doesn’t regard it highly enough to staff its games with a full-time writer.

From Los Angeles Times May 30, 2026

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

From BBC Jan. 4, 2026

It’s bad enough that the great city of San Francisco should suffer the indignity of a maximum security federal penitentiary in its midst without being subject to these sorts of sick and dangerous shenanigans.

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko

As the number of multimillionaires has grown, so too has the suite of services for high-net-worth individuals looking to avoid the indignities of commercial travel.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Donny Hathaway had already been expounding on the splendors and indignities of American life by the time he got to the Troubadour in West Hollywood in the last week of August 1971.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

Many of us were the Success Daughters who had grown up hearing that we could be anything we wanted, only to encounter barriers and indignities we hadn’t been told existed.

From Slate Mar. 31, 2026

Park’s graphic elegance may be at odds with the awkward, idle indignities depicted onscreen, but the discrepancy between the two generates an edge-of-your-seat tension.

From Salon Oct. 7, 2025

“You have no idea the indignities I have suffered,” I told my loyal servant.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth




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