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Six example sentences with abasement, each labelled with its topic.
The defeated general's abasement was complete: stripped of rank, he spent his last years copying letters for a country notary.
History
The novel follows a proud banker from his corner office to an abasement he never once admits aloud.
Literature
Some monastic writers treated abasement as a discipline, teaching that a man who kneels in the dust sees more clearly.
Philosophy
After the failed exam he sank into an abasement so deep that praise from anyone sounded like mockery.
Psychology
The senator's public abasement lasted a full afternoon, as he read out each error before a silent committee.
Politics
The film charts a star's abasement from red carpets to a rented room, and never lets him blame anyone else.
Movies
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