inglorious
Example Sentences
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Gainsborough, Reynolds, Romney, Allan Ramsay and others caught Britain’s biggest losers in oils, allowing us to put rubicund faces to inglorious reputations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
A proud Bruin having met an inglorious ending, those fixes will now be in the hands of someone else.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2025
It is not Smith’s fault that his investigation has reached such a premature and inglorious end.
From Slate ● Nov. 25, 2024
The show has the inglorious distinction of being the last live-action scripted show on TBS, so enjoy it while it lasts.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
To that extent, we can all fancy ourselves potential artists—mute, inglorious Miltons.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
Vocabulary lists containing inglorious
Unit 1: Telling Details
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"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce
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Vocabulary from Readings 2, Unit 1
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