disgraced

past tense of disgrace

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of disgraced But for audiences outside North America, catching Nathan Fielder’s three-hour documentary about disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes — now expected to be a major player in awards season — has become a frustrating waiting game. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026 Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim‘s documentary about disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes widens to 2,600 theaters domestically on Friday for its sophomore frame. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026 The film, co-directed by Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, ostensibly follows disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes in the 34 days before her prison sentence begins. — Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 Despite their high-profile 1996 divorce, disgraced ex-Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson remained extremely close for years. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 10 Oct. 2026 Eugenie, who is twelfth in line to the British throne, is the second daughter of King Charles III’s disgraced younger brother, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026 However, his business empire collapsed and his public image was disgraced in recent years over increasingly erratic behavior and a constant stream of antisemitic remarks. — Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Those of royals who were or are disgraced, like the former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026 An aide whose connection to Sampson is revealed in the closing seconds of this busy installment is played by Chris Owens, who resembles disgraced former Congressman Anthony Weiner of New York. — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgraced
Verb
  • From the very start, the students assigned as guards went on cruel power trips and repeatedly humiliated — if not psychologically tortured — the inmates, to the point that some of the prisoners suffered nervous breakdowns.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The Packers come off an angry loss while the Panthers were humiliated on Sunday.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • News of the briefing leaked, and the senators lashed out at the FBI, saying their efforts to scrutinize the Biden family had been discredited and falsely linked to Russian disinformation.
    — Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The regime discredited the uncorroborated claims by having state media release photos of the 42-year-old dictator touring a clothing and footwear exhibition in Pyongyang with his wife and teenage daughter Kim Ju Ae.
    — Anna Coren, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The colliding scandals embarrassed the city of South Lake Tahoe, a Sierra Nevada enclave of about 21,000 people near the Nevada border, where residents addressed the situation at an emotional City Council meeting last year.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Chicago embarrassed Philadelphia, while the Eagles squandered a late lead against the Rams before suffering an improbable loss to the Jaguars in London.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

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“Disgraced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgraced. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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