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disgrace

[dis-grays] / dɪsˈgreɪs /




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Graham believes their activities will ruin the program and disgrace the memory of its founders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

As a consequence, Lyalin was ordered to return to Moscow in disgrace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

Nandy convened a meeting with social media firms on Tuesday afternoon to discuss such abuse, but she called social media company X a "disgrace" for failing to turn up.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

President Isaac Herzog also condemned the attack in Qusra, while Israel's foreign ministry called the violence "a disgrace".

From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026

He addressed him with the proper degree of ferocity, telling him that he was a scoundrelly opportunist, a sybaritic barbarian, a disgrace to his upbringing and his ancestors, “AND”—and he paused in weighty emphasis—“a very...bad...dog!”

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford

The half-hour series stars Glen Powell as Russ Holliday, a former star college quarterback for a big-name team who disgraces himself during the Rose Bowl.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025

Officers aren’t allowed to conduct themselves in a way that personally disgraces them or dishonors the military profession, according to military law cited by the newspaper.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 14, 2022

The real Sin-Eater is caught by Spider-Man, though, which disgraces Brock and causes him to hate Spider-Man.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2018

A fired-up FitzSimons added that "with such personal abuse, the Senator disgraces the office he holds".

From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2016

“We have a very different idea of what disgraces the name of wizard, Malfoy,” he said.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling

Rikers, which sits on the East River between the Bronx and Queens boroughs, primarily holds people who are awaiting trial in New York, as was the case for disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Year: 2023 Compiled by: Nitish Pahwa Of note: The disgraced ex-mayor is still holding various objects aloft.

From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2026

If it fails to meet its annual production quota, it will be forced to sell its 49% stake in Miramax, the film company founded by disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein and his brother Bob.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

An earlier release date for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been set, once again, just as an NBC News report claims the disgraced rapper and producer is living a pampered lifestyle in federal prison.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

They had been disgraced by her birth, and this was their chance to erase, once and for all, the last trace of their husband’s scandalous mistake.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini

“I have learned hard lessons from this experience, including disgracing my family and destroying my career and reputation,” he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2025

Jurors accepted prosecutors' argument that Webster had "spearheaded" an attack on police lines and that he was responsible for "disgracing a democracy that he once fought honourably to protect and serve".

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2022

"The disgracing of a dead body and setting it on fire are strictly forbidden in Islam," the court ruled.

From Reuters ● Apr. 19, 2022

“You are disgracing this city, you are disgracing the life of George Floyd and every other person who has been killed in this country,” she added.

From Fox News ● May 30, 2020

“You’re so experienced, and you know about the circus—about the animals—and...you could help me to—to get through it without crying and disgracing my father.”

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks


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