mortifying

Example Sentences

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One particularly mortifying episode from the past haunts Hally.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

On this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode of Amicus, co-hosts Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern discussed the DOJ’s rather mortifying confession and its implications for the broader battle over Trump’s federalization of the Guard.

From Slate • Oct. 31, 2025

Listening to the European golfers plead with fans to not chuck beers at a colleague’s spouse was mortifying.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

It was their most mortifying failure since losing 5-0 against Artmedia Bratislava 20 years ago.

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2025

This is mortifying but at least she does it indoors, where no one can see her.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood