humiliatingly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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But the parallel is this: a government transparently not in control of events, shoved around humiliatingly by parliament.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2025
Amazon’s high-profile misstep was Haven, a joint venture with Jamie Dimon’s JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, launched in a blare of publicity in 2018 and humiliatingly shut down in 2021.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 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
No, I conducted my own search, first on foot, then, humiliatingly, by taxicab.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 25, 2019
He knew he’d been massacred by the oncoming players, capsized and dumped humiliatingly on the ground.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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