had debased
- past perfect of debase.
Example Sentences
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The general opinion was that Christie had debased himself and had gotten nothing for it.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 20, 2016
But during the subprime bubble, it had debased itself to maintain that No. 1 position, becoming a hotbed of fraud and predatory lending.
From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2010
For a while, the 21st century had debased piracy.
From Time Magazine Archive
Alas! how the corrupting traffic had debased him.
From Ten Nights in a Bar Room by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
Fear for their own lives and property had debased people to such a degree that they were affable to the invaders, and hurried to keep up their good humor.
From The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
