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Example sentences for: downtrodden

How can you use “downtrodden” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

The calavera has become the symbol of the downtrodden, who must laugh at life in order to survive it.
8) Smith "championed the downtrodden and elevated the voices of people who would never have gotten in this paper."
He joins a tiny public-interest group representing the poor and downtrodden.
Commentators spoke approvingly of his "unambiguous liberalism," his stalwart defense of the downtrodden, and his attacks on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
Amazingly, even downtrodden Central Havana is being transformed by the presence of glittering dollar stores.