Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for disgrace. Search instead for eisgrabes.
Definitions

disgrace

[dis-grays] / dɪsˈgreɪs /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

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 regained his reason and saw that his disgrace in not winning the arms had been but a shadow as compared with the same his own deeds had drawn down upon him.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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

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

From Washington Post ● Nov. 18, 2021

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

But they had sent her back to her own mother and father, a mysterious act hinting at disgraces not told me.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston

A New York judge on Wednesday sentenced Harvey Weinstein to 15 years in prison, marking the latest chapter in the tangled legal saga of the disgraced Hollywood mogul.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

The Emmy-nominated, darkly comic thriller about a unit of disgraced British spies — starring Gary Oldman, Jack Lowden and Kristen Scott Thomas — remains sharp and propulsive, one of the best series on TV.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

In early results from the special election runoff to complete the congressional term of disgraced former Rep. Eric Swalwell, state Sen. Aisha Wahab was in the lead late Tuesday by a narrow margin.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

Once China's richest man, disgraced property tycoon Xu Jiayin looked worn as a court in China handed the now white-haired Evergrande founder a life sentence on Thursday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

“Do you mean you are glad I was disgraced before the whole school?” cried Amy.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

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

From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2020

Papa would tell her to shut up, then Granny would interrupt and order him to quit disgracing Mama all the time.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston




Vocabulary lists containing disgrace


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training