indignity

Example Sentences

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You can call that depressing, or an indignity, or a simple fact.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 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

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

Over the years, losers have suffered the indignity and stress of taking the SAT, performing a stand-up comedy routine that their friends wrote, or spending up to 24 hours in a Waffle House.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

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