disgraced

past tense of disgrace

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of disgraced Shunned and disgraced, Francesca handed her baby to the nuns. Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 12 July 2026 Getty Images Six years after disgraced former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn escaped Japan by private jet, hidden inside an audio equipment case, few expected his name to dominate another Nissan shareholders' meeting. Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 Among the guests were Prince William and Kate Middleton, as well as the daughters of Sarah Ferguson and disgraced ex-Prince Andrew, Princess Beatrice and Eugenie. Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 8 June 2026 Federal regulators are investigating disgraced former Congressman George Santos for possible insider trading on the prediction market Kalshi, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 3 June 2026 In recent years, Bilton produced documentaries about business and technology for Netflix and HBO, including a film about disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes. Adam Reiss, NBC news, 28 May 2026 Jordan and McClintock also bashed Hayden for continuing the anti-immigration enforcement policies of his predecessor, disgraced former DA Rachel Rollins, who is now running for reelection to reclaim her DA title. Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026 Day, acquitted of one killing, but convicted of the other in 1994, has long alleged Chicago police tied to disgraced former police Cmdr. Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026 And here was someone who was being completely humiliated, publicly humiliated, degraded, disgraced, handed a punishment that no member of the family has had — to have all their titles taken away, to be effectively un-royal, de-royaled. Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgraced
Verb
  • The Fijians were tough and clinical in a huge turnaround from last weekend when they were humiliated by England 73-8 in Liverpool.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • The campaign of strikes, mostly targeting oil refineries and other energy infrastructure, has humiliated the Kremlin, snarled the logistics of its military, and forced many millions of Russians to suffer through rampant shortages of fuel.
    Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • Yet the president often relies on theories that independent reviews long ago discredited.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 16 July 2026
  • Green said earlier this year that Adebayo shouldn’t be underestimated and his 83-point game against Washington shouldn’t be discredited.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • One month later, Europe embarrassed the United States on American soil at the Ryder Cup.
    Dan Zaksheske, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026
  • The suitors embarrassed themselves one by one, until Antinous demanded Penelope simply choose the best of them.
    Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026

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“Disgraced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgraced. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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