discreditable

Example Sentences

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He was sacked for breaching professional standards on "honesty and integrity, discreditable conduct, orders and instructions, and duties and responsibilities".

From BBC • May 13, 2025

By the way, the search for waste, fraud and abuse — call it WFA — has a long and discreditable history.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025

But the panel concluded his conduct was discreditable and amounted to gross misconduct.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2023

Botanists have been amenable to renaming species that carry the names of discredited and discreditable individuals; a vote on changes to the naming code is scheduled for a botanical congress next summer.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2023

Furious with himself for having given away a discreditable secret, he vented his rage on Bernard.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley