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

Should they throw caution to the winds and try to bring in a full-time appointment now to save their season from the ignominy of relegation?

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Instead, back-to-back defeats by Scotland and Ireland have left them fighting to regain momentum and avoid the ignominy of historic low.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 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

The ultimate ignominy came the day Father set the astronomical clock by the radio.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom