Example Sentences

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But I ultimately decided I couldn’t let someone else go through my stuff—my lack of organization was humiliating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Ms Browne was forced to run alongside them which she said was "humiliating".

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2025

“It was humiliating, the daily indignity of not having an education,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2024

“The treatment of Gibson, Mora and Hernandez by The Home Depot was humiliating and demeaning.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2023

It was humiliating to be in the same room.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell