How to Use humiliate in a Sentence

humiliate

verb
  • She was hurt and deeply humiliated by the lies he told about her.
  • He accused her of trying to humiliate him in public.
  • I hope I don't humiliate myself during the presentation.
  • This is all one big set up to humiliate me then.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
  • These are all weapons that are used to humiliate the artist.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 19 May 2026
  • The point was to put them on the spot and humiliate myself, and guess what?
    — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2017
  • Over the last four to five years she has been humiliated in the press and shunned by many friends.
    — oregonlive.com, 21 June 2019
  • Thecla humiliates him by ripping his robe and tearing the wreath off his head.
    — Christy Cobb, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2026
  • His team was humiliated in front of millions watching around the world, and that’s on him.
    — Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, 17 Dec. 2019
  • Of course, the intention of the video tape leak was to humiliate Lee.
    — Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 1 Feb. 2022
  • An older frat bro humiliates him but instead of just taking it, the pledge pours a drink on the guy’s head.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2024
  • You can be humiliated, and won’t that be awful?
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 19 May 2026
  • It has been used to threaten and humiliate me in an attempt to grab power from myself.
    — Emmanuelle Saliba, ABC News, 5 May 2023
  • Race on and humiliate himself, or risk the bushes—and the jersey.
    — Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online, 15 May 2018
  • Mikal Bridges and the gang were humiliated in a 50-point blowout.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 9 Nov. 2024
  • There’s always a moment in which somebody humiliates the villain and now all the love in him is gone.
    — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Eleven has only ever killed in self-defense, and in the past would humiliate but not harm high school bullies.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 17 July 2022
  • Spurrier had no intention to cause a stir or to humiliate his French judges.
    — Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 10 May 2021
  • No one should be harassed, humiliated, or forced to prove themselves just to use the bathroom.
    — Sam Gillette, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The point is to subjugate and humiliate under the guise of amusement.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2022
  • But no one here is out to humiliate anyone, which is nasty and unkind and not at all the sort of humor Lawrence trades in.
    — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
  • She was humiliated when her oldest son was forced to testify in a divorce case.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
  • The elderly mother of the aforementioned man was stripped naked and dragged through a street by the mob to humiliate her.
    — Associated Press, Washington Post, 26 May 2017
  • The system is designed to humiliate you.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 19 May 2026
  • But as far as the nastiness and taking the delight in humiliating this guy, that was just playing the scene.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 13 June 2025
  • Brazilians will flop, the English will find a way to humiliate themselves and some matches will end in the agony of a shootout.
    — Ben Cohen, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2022
  • And no one wants to be humiliated forever.
    — Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
  • At one point at the table, Jane ran a fork down the side of Robert's face, leaving red lines, humiliating him.
    — CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
  • The Rockies have been humiliated before in their first home game, but never as badly as this.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
  • So, the neighbors are just looking through the windows and I'm just humiliated.
    — Jordan Culver, USA TODAY, 27 Aug. 2019

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