slighted

Example Sentences

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But throughout he repeatedly returned to the justices in ways that made clear he felt personally slighted by the decision.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Dorothy, in Ms. Benedict’s telling, feels slighted by her male colleagues in London’s Detection Club, a real-life group of British mystery writers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

“That was a father. I can’t sit here and be angry or feel slighted by LeBron James in any way in that regard.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025

According to Witty’s memo, obtained by journalist Ken Klippenstein and reportedly sent out on Wednesday, not all customers feel slighted by the insurance provider with its notoriously high denial rates.

From Salon • Dec. 12, 2024

The wrong of her slighted beauty remained with her until Troy fell in ruins.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton