disgrace
Example Sentences
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As a result, disgrace today depends less on the act itself and more on how long it captures public attention.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
"No wonder Anas Sarwar wants nothing to do with him. The guy shouldn't be in Downing Street and he's a complete and utter disgrace."
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
"Make sure we don't disgrace ourselves. Chelsea have got individual players who earn more than our whole squad put together. But if we can make it horrible for them... who knows."
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
How would you feel about getting a dream gig only to see it end in disgrace because of, well, you?
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
Neither had he ever learned of her disgrace; when it happened, she could not think how to tell him, how to bring such pain to him who had had such pain already.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
Vocabulary lists containing disgrace
"The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," Vocabulary from Act 1
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"The Sporting Spirit"
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