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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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 13 June 2025
Helping the poor and downtrodden is central to Catholic teaching, a mission Pope Francis elevated.
—Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
The play is also cut so that, while the lower class denizens of this downtrodden village are mentioned constantly, they’re not really seen, heightening the interactions among the town’s swindling leaders and their swindling faux-inspector guest.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2025
Connelly’s easy-going leadership style has helped relax what could often be a nervous, downtrodden basketball operations department.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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“Downtrodden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downtrodden. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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downtrodden
adjective
down·trod·den
ˈdau̇n-ˈträd-ᵊn 
: crushed by superior power
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