ignominy

Example Sentences

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Covered for the ignominy of his historically woeful four-for-51 hitting performance.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Rather than ushering the victim to the next life, this shunts him further into obscurity and ignominy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

Although the clash between acts was tough, none of them suffered the ignominy of a small crowd.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2025

Only the Eagles taking their foot off the gas enabled Patrick Mahomes to avoid the ignominy of a first Super Bowl shutout.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025

It took my friend Lula Gates a long time to live down the ignominy of getting sick in public at the piano recital.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly