in disgrace

Example Sentences

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How would you feel about getting a dream gig only to see it end in disgrace because of, well, you?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

"I hadn't forgive myself for the affair and I didn't think anyone else would either - I thought I would be forever in disgrace."

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

A top official overseeing the test’s creation resigned in disgrace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

When Gray tried to do this in the 1970s, accountability still held force, and Gray left office in disgrace.

From Salon • Oct. 4, 2025

She had often dreamed of this last day, but in her dream she would be going home in triumph, and now there was no triumph and no home to go to even in disgrace.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson