inglorious
Example Sentences
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And because most would-be artists fail, the many “mute inglorious Miltons,” as the poet Thomas Gray labeled them, remain unknown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
It is not Smith’s fault that his investigation has reached such a premature and inglorious end.
From Slate ● Nov. 25, 2024
Working the PK is often a thankless, inglorious task, but one that was key to the Kings’ success in the regular season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
A naughty cat is carried off by its mistress in an inglorious neck-and-bottom hold.
From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
The phrase subtly alludes to another meditation on unrealized genius, “Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest,” from Thomas Gray’s “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard.”
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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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