How to use "downtrodden" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "downtrodden" in popular movie and book plots

  • Added to this is the sinister presence of Lester Aldrich, who turns out to be the downtrodden husband of the sleazy Holly.  - The Third Day
  • They form a partnership and start an employment agency for downtrodden women who have been rejected by society and need a second chance.  - She-Devil
  • Unnimaya involves herself in social service and becomes a Congress volunteer deciding to do something for the downtrodden society.  - Parinayam (1994 film)
  • He is the son of Mahadeva Naidu (Daggubati Venkatesh), who was the savior or Dalitulu and downtrodden people of 'Karamchedu'.  - Jayam Manadera
  • Hal Weber, a handsome, downtrodden newspaperman, arrives at Copper City to take a job offered by a former lover, Rust Masson.  - It Rhymes with Lust
  • After Frank Castle's suicide, the alley where he shot himself became a shrine for all the downtrodden victims of crime.  - The Punisher (1998 series)
  • The Diversity Alliance intended to unite all the downtrodden alien species that had suffered for so long under human rule.  - Young Jedi Knights
  • Upon his return to Camelot, he discovers a downtrodden place.  - Merlin's Apprentice
  • Simultaneously, downtrodden waitress Anna discovers that her abusive husband has been murdered, along with her brother and his wife.  - Torpedo Juice (novel)
  • The film begins with a drunken and downtrodden Catholic priest telling his story to a sympathetic bartender (Brian George).  - Keeping the Faith
  • Sasha is a 15-year-old downtrodden stable boy living with his aunt and uncle at an inn they run in the town of Vojvoda.  - Rusalka (book)
  • Several episodes depict a downtrodden Stephen whose only respite is his friendship with Captain Michael Weir and his men.  - Birdsong (novel)
  • Much to Addie's chagrin, Moze invites "Miss Trixie"—and her downtrodden maid, Imogene (PJ.  - Paper Moon (film)
  • In a poor, downtrodden Russia, a vector of future development of the world is being decided.  - Autumn Visits
  • Arriving in Thebes, Hercules is turned down by the downtrodden citizens until Meg says that two boys are trapped in a gorge.  - Hercules (1997 film)
  • At the lawyer's office he meets a downtrodden individual, Block, a client who offers some insight from a client's perspective.  - The Trial

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