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disgrace

[dis-grays] / dɪsˈgreɪs /




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And social media posts go further, dubbing the Grange as "dangerous", "awful" and "a disgrace".

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

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

"It's a disgrace and we find as parents we are constantly facing brick walls when it comes to issues around special educational needs."

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

“And I won’t have you disgrace the library, too. He’s the golden godson, not some thief in the stacks. He’ll return them when he’s done with them. Now be off with you.”

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

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

The radical deliberation of Polanski’s framing, emphasizing Szpilman’s helplessness at every turn, disgraces the usual bromides about the triumph of the human spirit, as does Adrien Brody’s still-astonishing performance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2023

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

What’s disappointing is the degree to which its exercise of muscle exposes and disgraces others.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 18, 2021

“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

Malaysia's disgraced former Prime Minister Najib Razak has arrived home to begin serving the rest of a jail sentence for corruption under house arrest.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

He had navigated more than a decade of factional warfare, including close ties to Bo Xilai, the disgraced former Chongqing party boss.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

You may remember Tyler Shultz from HBO’s “The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley,” or even the fictionalized series “The Dropout” starring Amanda Seyfried as the disgraced Theranos CEO.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

In reaching out to disgraced or out-of-fashion actors, the company is getting notable names for their bargain-basement productions.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

Camel limps weakly behind, popping his head around one side, and then falling back and running along the other like a disgraced puppy.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

He argues they ruined his life by painting him as a callous man who had broken the moral and legal rules of war, disgracing his country in the process.

From BBC ● May 30, 2023

"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 are disgracing our city,” Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms told protesters.

From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2020

The only ones not in a party mood were Clarisse and her cabinmates, whose poisonous looks told me theyd never forgive me for disgracing their dad.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan


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