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

Instead, back-to-back defeats by Scotland and Ireland have left them fighting to regain momentum and avoid the ignominy of historic low.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

It means head coach Brendon McCullum and captain Harry Brook, who scored 53 in England's 184-7, begin their World Cup without the ignominy of overseeing one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 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

The damnable metal frightened him in its unnaturalness, and he felt already the ignominy of defeat.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor