demeaning
Example Sentences
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Bureaucrats have bristled at the term as misleading and demeaning.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025
Two other officers, PC Victoria Wray and PC Rafal Szmydynski, are also accused of breaching professional police standards after allegedly being involved in an "unjustified", "disproportionate" and "demeaning" strip-search.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2025
“We are diminishing and demeaning the quality of our public environment, because we’re responding to this social and economic problem without treating the cause.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025
“The EIT happens to drive the car. But to call them a driver is a bit demeaning and a bit minimizing,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2025
Despite the demeaning response, Stanton and Anthony considered the speech a victory: Women had spoken before the legislature.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
