disgrace
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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
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
Did he have to disgrace his opponent as well?
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
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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
“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
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More women have come forward to make allegations about disgraced entertainer Russell Brand, in interviews with the Times and a new Netflix documentary.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
The disgraced ex-leader, currently in pre-trial detention, is accused of using his position to illicitly benefit the financial firm.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
According to declassified FBI interviews, disgraced former U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
The disgraced entertainer was found guilty of the charges involving four women between 2004 and 2009.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
“I think being disgraced in school is a great deal tryinger than anything bad boys can do,” said Amy, shaking her head, as if her experience of life had been a deep one.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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“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
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
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
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"The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," Vocabulary from Act 1
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