humiliatingly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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And still, humiliatingly, for almost 10 months now, the train service has been suspended off and on.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2023
Manchester United Supporters Trust says it will "demand answers" from those running the club after a "humiliatingly bad" start to the season.
From BBC • Aug. 15, 2022
That is on Monday against fierce rival Liverpool, which scored nine goals against United across two games last season in humiliatingly one-sided meetings.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2022
Like the people in Cypel’s chapter, I endured invasive questioning, was humiliatingly strip-searched, and was allowed to board the plane only without luggage or electronics.
From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2021
When he had finished them—which he did in a humiliatingly short time—he surveyed the lotus root, wiping it on the mat of crushed grasses and wondering how he was going to cut it.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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