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

But West Ham have the ignominy of holding the record for the team relegated with the most points in the 20-team era.

From BBC • Feb. 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

There’s immense power in finding the person who can remove the thick, nasty film of ignominy, but that’s also where the risk comes in too.

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2024

It took my friend Lula Gates a long time to live down the ignominy of getting sick in public at the piano recital.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly