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
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
After years together, William, humiliatingly, once broke up with her on the phone before eventually realizing her quiet forbearance and devotion to duty made her a natural for a life spent opening Tescos in Wales.
From Washington Post • Apr. 23, 2022
If it passed, it would also trigger the Benn Act, which would require Johnson, somewhat humiliatingly, to ask the E.U. for an extension by 11 P.M.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 19, 2019
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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