"Indignity" Example Sentences
1. They treated her with great indignity by not allowing her to speak.
2. Subjecting the prisoners to such indignity is a clear human rights violation.
3. The humiliation and indignity of imprisonment will stay with him for the rest of his life.
4. Stripping prisoners and forcing them to wear degrading uniforms is an indignity no modern society should tolerate.
5. She suffered the indignity of firing after giving years of loyal service to the company.
6. The workers protested the indignity of low wages and long hours.
7. History remembers the atrocities and indignities heaped upon the Indigenous peoples.
8. The government apologized for the past indignities suffered by the minority community.
9. To be dragged from one's home in the middle of the night is sheer indignity.
10. How much more indignity must we endure before things change?
11. After all the sacrifices he had made, the low pension added insult to indignity.
12. The guards treated the inmates with shocking indignity.
13. The elderly suffer the double indignity of ill health and loss of independence.
14. He refused to suffer the indignity of groveling and begging.
15. She quickly recovered from the initial indignity of falling flat on her face.
16. They endured untold hardships and indignities on their journey.
17. Hundreds marched in protest against the constant stream of police brutality and racial indignity.
18. Her position demanded she suffer the indignity of curtsying to people she secretly despised.
19. The inquiry exposed the systemic indignities suffered by the residents.
20. His anger stemmed from years of perceived racial indignity.
21. He refused to submit to the indignity of a body search.
22. The former slaves spoke of the daily indignities they had endured.
23. They demanded an apology for the racial indignity of being pulled over for "driving while Black."
24. Apologizing would mean admitting guilt and suffering the indignity of crowing like a rooster.
25. Nobody deserves the public indignity of being jeered and laughed at.
26. Residents described the indignity of living with overflowing sewage and garbage in the streets.
27. He endured the indignity of an unwarranted police stop with grace and dignity.
28. Misdiagnosis and mistreatment added further indignity to her condition.
29. We must speak out against the intolerable indignities they continue to suffer.
30. It was too much to bear, the accumulated indignities of poverty and racism.
31. Strip searches are an appalling indignity no prisoner should have to endure.
32. How much longer must we bear these daily indignities in silence?
33. Many unions were formed to defend workers against unfair treatment and industrial indignity.
34. The report reveals a litany of everyday indignities experienced by the minority community.
35. The scared child felt a sense of shame and indignity at being scolded in public.
36. The rich seem oblivious to the indignity that extreme wealth inequality brings.
37. The accused spoke of the indignity of spending months in jail for a crime he did not commit.
38. Facing poverty and daily indignity had left her embittered and filled with resentment.
39. New laws were needed to protect people from racial indignity and social injustice.
40. They suffered the double indignity of poverty and racial discrimination.
41. How much longer must we tolerate the humiliation and indignity of police brutality?
42. Great wealth and success do not compensate for the basic indignity of a loveless marriage.
43. The inquiry revealed appalling levels of neglect and indignity suffered by elderly residents.
44. Despite the indignity of incarceration, he remained cheerful and positive.
45. The interview process added further indignity to the indignity of unemployment.
46. She bore the constant petty indignities and insults with quiet grace.
47. The former slaves spoke of years of unbearable indignity and injustice.
48. Facing poverty and indignity in old age is a horrific prospect for most people.
49. We must speak out against the daily indignities suffered by the poor and marginalized.
50. He suffered the indignity of demotion after years of loyal service to the company.
51. The seatbelt law infantilizes adults and adds insult to indignity.
52. The poor deserve equal protection from indignity and injustice under the law.
53. He endured years of racial indignity before finally taking a stand.
54. The mistreatment and indignities she suffered left deep psychological scars.
55. They demanded justice for the daily indignities endured by minority groups.
56. His wife had to endure the indignity of his foolish behavior.
57. How much longer can we tolerate the appalling indignity of police brutality?
58. The rich seem oblivious to the social indignity that excessive inequality causes.
59. The long line of unemployed added to the daily indignity of poverty.
60. After years of hard work and loyalty, the low pension added insult to indignity.
Common Phases
suffer
indignity
- The prisoners had to suffer the
indignity of public humiliation.
heap
indignity (upon someone)
- The guards heaped
indignity upon the inmates on a daily basis.
endure
indignity/indignities
- The inmates endured constant indignities during their imprisonment.
subject (someone) to
indignity
- The officers subjected the protestors to excessive
indignity.
perceived
indignity
- His anger stemmed from years of perceived racial
indignity.
add insult to
indignity
- After decades of loyal service, his termination added insult to
indignity.
daily/constant indignities
- The report described the daily indignities faced by minority groups.
accustomed to
indignity
- After a lifetime of poverty, he was accustomed to
indignity.
indignity of (something)
- The
indignity of unemployment left him feeling worthless.
experience/suffer
indignity
- The minorities said they often experienced racial
indignity.
spoke of indignities
- The former slaves spoke of the countless indignities they suffered.
Double
indignity (of something and something)
- They suffered the double
indignity of poverty and ill health.