disgraceful

Example Sentences

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“The lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need to end today,” she said.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

Crime and Policing Minister Sarah Jones called the incidents "disgraceful" and urged police to use all the tools at their disposal to protect workers and punish those responsible.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

‘Regardless of whether or not the move is legal, it is certainly disgraceful, despicable, reprehensible, loathsome, outrageous and just plain truly pathetic,’ writes an L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

“I want to be very clear: The behavior depicted is disgraceful, and it is criminal,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Some other clipped words are quite irregular, like won’t and the disgraceful ain’t.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner