Sentence example with the word 'mortifying'

mortifying

Definition adj. causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation

Last update: October 26, 2015

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But neither the British nor the French could afford to divert great military resources from the main theatre of war in western Europe to the Aegean, and so the struggle for the Straits ended in mortifying discomfiture for the Allies.   [Please select]

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In 1434, he received a mortifying affront from the Guild of Builders.   [Please select]

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It was most mortifying.   [Please select]

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This, spoken in a cool, tranquil tone, was mortifying and baffling enough.   [Please select]

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I kept brooding over this mortifying view of the matter, until one morning I hatched revenge in a practicable shape.   [Please select]

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He could not repress a sigh of disappointment when he thought of this mortifying termination of all his brilliant prospects.   [Please select]

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It's 'ighly mortifying, but may I ask you to--er--step a little lively, Mr.'   [Please select]

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