inglorious

Example Sentences

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In a wall panel the curators mention the Beetle’s “inglorious origins,” though there is more recent VW unpleasantness this show and catalog do not discuss.

From New York Times

“What Americans learned by the inglorious conclusion of the war,” he tells us, “was not that there are provable limits to military solutions. They learned that failure could be ignored.”

From Washington Post

Sharing her inglorious turn in the spotlight, was the woman who was duct-taped to her seat by American Airlines flight attendants after she tried to open a door midflight.

From Washington Post

The Clippers seemed to be on a path to continue their inglorious playoff history when they suffered what seemed to be a devastating injury to Leonard, who was averaging 30.4 points in the playoffs.

From Seattle Times

Even as a backlash brews over teaching America’s racist history, ‘Forget the Alamo’ and ‘How the Word Is Passed’ tell of the full, inglorious past,

From Los Angeles Times