objectified

Example Sentences

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“Gaza’s inhabitants are objectified, reduced to numbers or blurry concepts. The media rarely shows unfiltered images or personal stories, because doing so would be too confronting for most viewers,” he said.

From Slate • May 30, 2025

It apologised and said it had "further objectified and compromised the dignity of the human being whose remains were used for its binding".

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2024

The library apologized, saying that it had “further objectified and compromised the dignity of the human being whose remains were used for its binding.”

From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2024

A silver 9-inch television, chrome-plated and as pristine as a Jeff Koons bunny, is revealed as its own objectified gesture of triumphal power, discreetly encased in a Plexiglas box and elevated atop a pedestal.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2023

I hoped she didn’t think I objectified women.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan