disgrace
Example Sentences
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As a result, disgrace today depends less on the act itself and more on how long it captures public attention.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Welsh Conservative Darren Millar said it was a "disgrace" that newly qualified paramedics had been told to look abroad for jobs as there were none in the Welsh NHS.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
"It is a great disgrace that, when cooperation agreements to combat international criminal organizations are being discussed, Brazil does not participate in forming that broad coalition of nations."
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
"I am here today because it is an actual disgrace," she says.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
She swallowed hard to clear the pain from her throat, and his own throat hurt too, because without him there would have not been so much shame and disgrace for the family.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
Vocabulary lists containing disgrace
"The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," Vocabulary from Act 1
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"The Sporting Spirit"
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