Sentence examples for causing humiliation from inspiring English sources

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Caning, when applied, is typically aimed at causing humiliation rather than pain.

Events that mix the generations briefly might seem sweet but they can prove to be more harmful than not by reinforcing stereotypes and sometimes causing humiliation.

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Brazil: Mogi Mirim president Rivaldo denying he "caused humiliation" to coach Ailton Silva by announcing his sacking on Instagram.

I've never used that word in a rugby league context before, but the literal meaning – "to cause humiliation and disgrace by making malicious and false statements" – could not be more appropriate.

As well as limitations with where the card can be used and what can be bought with it, the card often just does not work at the checkout, which not only causes humiliation, but means people, often women with young children, have to go without food for days on end.

Dressing the child down in front of others will cause humiliation, embarrassment and resentment.

People are afraid that satire, precisely because it causes us to laugh, causes humiliation, which in turn may provoke anger or even violence.

Newly elected Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras vowed to end the widely unpopular austerity measures imposed on Greece by foreign creditors, which he said caused "humiliation and suffering" throughout the country.

But the report says that "CIA records indicate that in some cases, a central 'purpose' of diapers was '[t]o cause humiliation,' and to 'induce a sense of helplessness.'" Impact on detainees: The report contains numerous references to what impact the C.I.A.'s methods had on detainees.

"Hackers had one point in mind - to cripple the services of the law firm, to disrupt business services and cause humiliation," he said.

Lorenzo is beset with trepidation that the rusted state of the car will cause them humiliation.

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