disgraced

past tense of disgrace

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of disgraced 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 The pair’s announcement comes shortly after RadarOnline reported that Eugenie’s father, disgraced former Prince Andrew, will not meet Adelaide in person. Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 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 The filing also alleges disgraced former Kansas City, Kansas, police Capt. Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026 Shunned and disgraced, Francesca handed her baby to the nuns. Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 12 July 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgraced
Verb
  • On a cold night in November 2011, in a field outside Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine, a gang of thugs stormed a Soviet scientific research institute, beat and humiliated the staff and burned the place to the ground.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
  • My husband was humiliated, he was degraded, and not able to defend himself.
    Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The issue here is not with this project, which is building something artistic and beautiful, but with a broader, pro-AI tech culture that has discredited AI and its public image.
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 14 Sep. 2026
  • At the same time, the war on terror fueled an alarming rise in xenophobia and anti-immigrant sentiment and discredited the country’s political and foreign policy elites.
    Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Yeah, the Cardinals — led by rookie head coach Mike LaFleur, the Rams’ former offensive coordinator — embarrassed the Bolts at home.
    Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The disclosure embarrassed senior officials, led to White House aide Scooter Libby’s conviction for perjury, later commuted, and drew intense political scrutiny.
    Brian O'Neill, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026

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“Disgraced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgraced. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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