The idea that you can merchandise candidates for high office like breakfast cereal is the ultimate indignity to the democratic process. From LearnThat.org. [Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965), American statesman.]
The use of the word indignity to describe the racism of a colorblind age is a carefully chosen and measured one. From Wordnik.com. [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference
That is the indignity, that is the brutality, the stupidity, the infamy!. From Wordnik.com. [The Journal of Arthur Stirling : the Valley of the Shadow] Reference
Recalling the indignity of being FMPd ... and fearing the ax may fall again. From Wordnik.com. [Netflash] Reference
Recalling the indignity to which he had been subjected earlier in the day, he dreaded trusting himself in the water again. From Wordnik.com. [Camp-fire and Wigwam] Reference
The final indignity occurs when they have to literally fold her body around corners and doorways to get her out of the building. From Wordnik.com. [RINOs undercut abortion safety legislation - BatesLine] Reference
There was no kind of indignity they did not make him suffer. From Wordnik.com. [Brittany & Its Byways] Reference
Women suffered every kind of indignity at the hands of the soldiers who were sent to live in the houses and at the cost of heretics. From Wordnik.com. [Heroes of Modern Europe] Reference
And elites are not subjected to the "indignity" of airport screenings. From Wordnik.com. [Opinion Source: Delivering summaries of editorial and op-ed pieces from major papers by email.] Reference
@SocialJustice – Personal indignity is no way to change the world …. From Wordnik.com. [Un transit « BuzzMachine] Reference
The Government is set to announce that it is to end the "indignity" of mixed-sex hospital wards, it was reported. From Wordnik.com. [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
B'nai Brith Canada has called the item an "indignity" and said it would like police to investigate. register for a new account. From Wordnik.com. [JTA - Recent News] Reference
He distrusted Lord Stratford, and yet he refused to recall him; he talked about the 'indignity' which Omar Pacha had inflicted on the. From Wordnik.com. [Lord John Russell] Reference
"indignity" with herself, roused a resentful alarm. From Wordnik.com. [Daniel Deronda] Reference
"See you not," he continued, "the indignity which is offered you?. From Wordnik.com. [Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 2] Reference
“See you not,” he continued, “the indignity which is offered you?. From Wordnik.com. [Cecilia] Reference
'indignity' of notice to quit was, in fact, inevitable if the Sultan was to preserve a vestige of self-respect. From Wordnik.com. [Lord John Russell] Reference
For African Americans the car was freedom from indignity. From Wordnik.com. [Is There an Age Limit on Road Trips?] Reference
It's just too great an indignity for many of us to suffer. From Wordnik.com. [Raider Fans, Go Home] Reference
There is an inevitable indignity to the after-debate spin. From Wordnik.com. [Off Beat: Political Theater] Reference
Yes, we can prosper without the horror and indignity of slavery. From Wordnik.com. [Terrance Heath: Three Questions, Pt 1.: Can We?] Reference
But as long as it's not talked about, it's just a total indignity. From Wordnik.com. [He's Out, And Safe] Reference
And she's enduring what she considers the indignity of collecting unemployment. From Wordnik.com. [Is It Over Yet?] Reference
But despite the indignity of such constraints, it will be a small price to pay. From Wordnik.com. [Asil Nadir's return to UK fuelled by 'homesickness' and tax run-in] Reference
Now Longoria, 30, has suffered the crowning indignity -- a snub by the Emmy nominators. From Wordnik.com. [NEWSMAKERS] Reference
Even the most conscientious cricketer can be spurred on by the indignity of being left out. From Wordnik.com. [A drop of indignity could help Alastair Cook regain his Test form] Reference
That much gravy, I reasoned, is worth the indignity of wearing plaid shorts to business meetings. From Wordnik.com. [American Beat: Meet Me In St. George's] Reference
They are filled with horror stories about the inconvenience and indignity of traveling to America. From Wordnik.com. [America the Unwelcoming] Reference
They also face the indignity of often having their visa applications refused when they try to attend conferences in the West. From Wordnik.com. [The Star Students Of The Islamic Republic] Reference
But on her way from Cannes to join him in Paris, Brooke Shields suffered an indignity of her own, at the hands of a British tabloid. From Wordnik.com. [A Bad Trip For Brooke] Reference
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