Example Sentences

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Losing your job might be demeaning, but losing your integrity for the shot at a job is dehumanizing.

From Salon • Oct. 7, 2025

Everyone knows the practice is dehumanizing, and everyone knows it’s central to the prison experience.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2023

Phoebe Bridgers is calling out fans who harassed her after her dad died, and the Boygenius musician isn’t holding back: ‘This is dehumanizing abuse’

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2023

But, the fact that it was introduced in the first place is an important reminder that excessive criminal punishment is dehumanizing all of us.

From Slate • Feb. 7, 2023

It is dehumanizing, for it forces one to adapt by becoming more self- contained and insulated.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela