ignominious

Example Sentences

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Tesla stock is trying to stop an ignominious streak on Friday.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Every year, Amicus co-hosts Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern invite listeners to nominate the Supreme Court’s most egregious behavior, then choose their own “worst of the worst” to memorialize the most ignominious moments.

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2026

He was then fired from that next job in famously ignominious fashion: at LAX airport, at 3 a.m., while the team bus pulled away without him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

This was the book described on the National Museum of the American Latino website, prompting the ignominious “Californio” mention in the White House news release.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025

It was a familiar, ignominious experience, and his opinion of himself was low.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller