Examples of downtrodden in a Sentence
They were poor and downtrodden.
a war that was supposed to liberate the downtrodden citizens of that nation
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Nobody, including his dad, who was in the stands watching in trepidation that this was going to be one more downtrodden trip home for the Wolverines from Pasadena.
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Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024
But in seeking to focus federal power on reviving downtrodden communities, the president is gambling on a set of policies with a mixed track record.
—Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
Jim is downtrodden but morally upright and ever ready to help.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2024
There was an occasional weeklong round of fighting in Gaza or a spurt of lone wolf attacks in Jerusalem and the West Bank, but the conventional wisdom was that the Palestinians were too downtrodden and fractured to muster anything more.
—Gregg Carlstrom, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2024
Even when the script tips into melodrama, Mulligan is reliably brilliant as a downtrodden woman experiencing a political awakening.
—Janey Tracey, EW.com, 29 Feb. 2024
Rozier, reflecting on another loss in a yet another season season filled with them, was downtrodden and tired of the defeats and injuries piling up.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 12 Feb. 2024
The Lions have historically been so downtrodden that the team late during the 1991 season celebrated being in first place in the division.
—Mike Freeman, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2024
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Ceylan’s films enrapture on the big screen, where the vastness of Anatolia’s barren, majestic exteriors dwarf his downtrodden characters’ personal dramas.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024
But in seeking to focus federal power on reviving downtrodden communities, the president is gambling on a set of policies with a mixed track record.
—Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
Jim is downtrodden but morally upright and ever ready to help.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2024
There was an occasional weeklong round of fighting in Gaza or a spurt of lone wolf attacks in Jerusalem and the West Bank, but the conventional wisdom was that the Palestinians were too downtrodden and fractured to muster anything more.
—Gregg Carlstrom, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2024
Even when the script tips into melodrama, Mulligan is reliably brilliant as a downtrodden woman experiencing a political awakening.
—Janey Tracey, EW.com, 29 Feb. 2024
Rozier, reflecting on another loss in a yet another season season filled with them, was downtrodden and tired of the defeats and injuries piling up.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 12 Feb. 2024
The Lions have historically been so downtrodden that the team late during the 1991 season celebrated being in first place in the division.
—Mike Freeman, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2024
Movies Our critics pick their highlights and lowlights from the Cannes Film Festival
May 24, 2023
Ceylan’s films enrapture on the big screen, where the vastness of Anatolia’s barren, majestic exteriors dwarf his downtrodden characters’ personal dramas.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
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“Downtrodden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downtrodden. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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downtrodden
adjective
down·trod·den
ˈdau̇n-ˈträd-ᵊn 
: crushed by superior power
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