Example Sentences

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I think it will be mortifying if you can’t do what you’ve enjoyed doing for 40, 45 years.

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2012

If I reveal this message to her, it will be mortifying and stressful.

From Slate • Feb. 9, 2012

Of course it will be mortifying to us all to have her in the family, and maybe Ben will get over it; but they must be engaged somehow, or he'll go away.

From Rosamond — or, the Youthful Error by Holmes, Mary Jane