Wondering how to use Indignity in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as insult or affront.
Indignity in a sentence
Indignity meaning
- degradation, debasement or humiliation
- an affront to one's dignity or pride
Using Indignity
- The main meaning on this page is: degradation, debasement or humiliation | an affront to one's dignity or pride
- Useful related words include: insult, affront.
- In the example corpus, indignity often appears in combinations such as: the indignity, indignity of, indignity to.
Context around Indignity
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 4 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Indignity
- In this selection, "indignity" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, inequity, safe, life and discomfort stand out and add context to how "indignity" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include albright with indignity to a and and causing indignity to a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "indignity" sits close to words such as abakaliki, abbasi and abductors, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with indignity
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
What’s more, I didn’t even suffer this indignity in solitude. (12 words)
Collin Boucher-Gionet, 34, is charged with second-degree murder and indignity to a body. (15 words)
The grandson of Dayman, 18-year-old Cody Nagy, is charged with and indignity to human remains. (17 words)
While Louisiana lawmakers must suffer the indignity of having the 17th lowest legislative salary in the nation, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures, they do receive other forms of compensation from the state. (35 words)
There was one last indignity to cap DeChambeau’s day: Rahm said the missing golf ball had been found in the high grass near the third green minutes after the search for it was abandoned. (35 words)
Having survived the indignity of Ken’s version of Rob Thomas and the boys are coming to Brisbane with their first new music in 11 years, from their latest album Where The Light Goes. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Adding more woe to the indignity of inter-Africa travel we already suffer, EU countries are continuously militarizing their borders to keep African immigrants and refugees out.
But we have all been impacted by extreme events for decades - from war, famine, mass displacement, and inter-communal violence to inequity, indignity, and poverty.
McEachran was the one to receive the indignity of the first-half substitution, but it could have been any of them (except Dan Kemp) and it could have been far earlier.
My young mind was formed by a Book of Common Prayer yet to undergo that indignity of being made contemporary and up to date.
Their dignity is safe; indignity to them is in doing what is wrong -- not in being punished for it.
While Louisiana lawmakers must suffer the indignity of having the 17th lowest legislative salary in the nation, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures, they do receive other forms of compensation from the state.
Along with murder, he faces five counts of arson with disregard for human life, indignity to a body and arson for a fraudulent purpose.
Collin Boucher-Gionet, 34, is charged with second-degree murder and indignity to a body.
Eyebrows raised with indignity, and while Kamala Harris suppressed a smirk behind him, Biden launched into his most disgraceful and unscripted moment of the night.
Having survived the indignity of Ken’s version of Rob Thomas and the boys are coming to Brisbane with their first new music in 11 years, from their latest album Where The Light Goes.
But when self-isolation started, many faced a stark choice: allow carers in the house and put themselves at risk, or suspend care, and suffer indignity, discomfort or worse.
CPS charged Nina Albright with indignity to a dead body and failing to provide the necessaries of life last month.
Greg Fertuck was arrested in June and charged with first degree murder and causing indignity to a body.
The grand jetliners also face another indignity: The Covid-19 pandemic threatens to leave their manufacturers scrounging to find buyers for the last jumbos built.
The grandson of Dayman, 18-year-old Cody Nagy, is charged with and indignity to human remains.
The mother and son were both initially charged with first-degree murder and offering an indignity to human remains.
There was one last indignity to cap DeChambeau’s day: Rahm said the missing golf ball had been found in the high grass near the third green minutes after the search for it was abandoned.
What’s more, I didn’t even suffer this indignity in solitude.
He said the issue for him is not the money, but rather the indignity his mother faced.
Human beings reduced to their stomachs, struggling daily with the uncertainty and indignity of not knowing how they will fill and empty their bodies, have their minds completely preoccupied with meeting these basic needs.
Common combinations with indignity
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the indignity 18×
- indignity of 17×
- indignity to 12×
- and indignity 7×
- indignity and 4×
- an indignity 3×
- indignity in 3×
- that indignity 2×
- with indignity 2×
- suffer indignity 2×