Example Sentences

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In tears, Ms Sanderson said giving evidence in the trial had been "humiliating".

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2023

She added it had been "humiliating" for the girls involved.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2022

There had been humiliating regular-season losses to Kentucky, Miami and Wake Forest.

From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2022

The experience had been humiliating and they were eager to move on.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 20, 2016

The shaving of my legs and the wearing of the court-plaster brand of infamy had been humiliating, but those experiences had not overwhelmed my very heart as did this bitter ordeal.

From A Mind That Found Itself An Autobiography by Beers, Clifford Whittingham