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

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

In the end, the grand lady sides with her child, making an appearance at the party and diminishing the perceived ignominy tied to ending a marriage.

From Salon • Sep. 14, 2025

Growing up in a Victorian upper-class America in which reputation was social currency, he must have felt the sting of the family’s ignominy.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand