infamy

Example Sentences

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More than 2,400 Americans died in the attack that president Franklin D. Roosevelt said would live "in infamy."

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Martin rose to infamy brandishing legal jeopardy against his foes.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026

“This is also a film about infamy, because he’s being persecuted so unfairly. He gets killed, and then they killed him again because they killed his reputation,” Moura notes.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

Written, directed and produced by Ed Wood, the 1957 sci-fi horror hybrid has achieved a kind of divine infamy.

From Salon • Oct. 27, 2025

Therefore, a prince must not worry about the infamy of being considered cruel when it is a matter of keeping his subjects united and loyal.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli