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He has indicated that he wants his court to stand above these institutions that have debased themselves with public access.

From Slate • May 7, 2020

Her eye was downcast; yet did its stolen glances speak things, the secret consciousness of which would have debased the other in her own estimation beyond the hope of pardon.

From The Roman Traitor, Vol. 1 by Herbert, Henry William

"That may be, but in such case they are the full brethren of all those who purposely and of old have debased the community."

From Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

Had Harrison Ainsworth but dreamed of such unconventional possibilities, he would never have debased his intellect to the glorification of a vulgar prison-breaker like Jack Sheppard.

From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) by O'Shea, John Augustus

The conduct of their own princes might have debased the national spirit of any other people; but the German's attachment to Fatherland is not a thing of courtly rule nor conventional agreement.

From Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands by Lever, Charles James