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disgrace

[dis-grays] / dɪsˈgreɪs /




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Graham believes their activities will ruin the program and disgrace the memory of its founders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

As a consequence, Lyalin was ordered to return to Moscow in disgrace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

Some assembly members criticised the move when unveiled by Givan in the Stormont chamber on Monday, with one - Sinn Féin's Danny Baker - at one point describing him as "a disgrace".

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

President Isaac Herzog also condemned the attack in Qusra, while Israel's foreign ministry called the violence "a disgrace".

From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026

“There will be no disgrace, not if you were taught in Ayortha. What will you sing?”

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

The half-hour series stars Glen Powell as Russ Holliday, a former star college quarterback for a big-name team who disgraces himself during the Rose Bowl.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025

Officers aren’t allowed to conduct themselves in a way that personally disgraces them or dishonors the military profession, according to military law cited by the newspaper.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 14, 2022

The Monday column by Dylan Hernández, ostensibly about Kershaw making the All-Star team, disgraces the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2022

A fired-up FitzSimons added that "with such personal abuse, the Senator disgraces the office he holds".

From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2016

But they had sent her back to her own mother and father, a mysterious act hinting at disgraces not told me.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston

Rikers, which sits on the East River between the Bronx and Queens boroughs, primarily holds people who are awaiting trial in New York, as was the case for disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Year: 2023 Compiled by: Nitish Pahwa Of note: The disgraced ex-mayor is still holding various objects aloft.

From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2026

If it fails to meet its annual production quota, it will be forced to sell its 49% stake in Miramax, the film company founded by disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein and his brother Bob.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

This is not the first time the disgraced music mogul has stepped foot inside the SHU.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

“Succeed, and your disgraced guardian can even rejoin the Council.”

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

He argues they ruined his life by painting him as a callous man who had broken the moral and legal rules of war, disgracing his country in the process.

From BBC ● May 30, 2023

"The disgracing of a dead body and setting it on fire are strictly forbidden in Islam," the court ruled.

From Reuters ● Apr. 19, 2022

“You are disgracing this city, you are disgracing the life of George Floyd and every other person who has been killed in this country,” she added.

From Fox News ● May 30, 2020

“You are disgracing our city,” Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms told protesters.

From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2020

Papa would tell her to shut up, then Granny would interrupt and order him to quit disgracing Mama all the time.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston


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