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Recent Examples of indignity No one, regardless of immigration status, should be subjected to inhumane treatment, neglect, or indignity. David Kay, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025 But Souleymane’s difficulties go beyond the usual indignities of scant pay and exhausting hours. Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025 That is a nasty process which involves digging up Ambar’s still-fresh corpse, then subjecting it to various grisly indignities night after night as retribution gets visited upon our heroine’s persecutors. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025 Then Paxton was socked with a bombshell divorce filing by the wife who had endured many public indignities to only turn around and leave him just as the campaign was heating up. Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 1 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for indignity
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Noun
  • The insults have been flying in the back-and-forth, and there doesn’t appear to be an end in sight for at least the short term.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Some others within the group interpreted Yahaya’s lyrics as an insult to the Prophet Muhammad.
    Sean Nelson, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The sarcasm has passed down generations.
    Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The decision in Gardner’s favor could become a significant ruling for celebrities who use humor, exaggeration and sarcasm that some might find inappropriate when responding to strangers on social media platforms.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That Barcelona, who reached a fifth successive Champions League final last season, reduced their squad number because of a need to save money sparked outrage.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The hamster wheel chain competition popped up on day 60 of Big Brother season 27 as part of the White Locust twist and once again made for undeniably riveting television, but this time, the fan reaction was something else — outrage.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Indignity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indignity. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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