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 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 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgraced
Verb
  • In their first national title game, the Wildcats humiliated Oklahoma in the national semifinal by 44, and in their second, demoralized Michigan in the title game by 17.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • After being publicly humiliated by Daemon Targaryen and lured to switch sides (with his dragon) to the Greens by Ormund Hightower, party animal Ulf is still drunk and MIA when the battle starts.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • After the exam was discredited, at least 20 students died by suicide, according to Agence France-Presse.
    Philip Wang, Time, 25 July 2026
  • Yet the president often relies on theories that independent reviews long ago discredited.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • One night earlier in the tour, a woman Usher had brought onstage rebuked him, which embarrassed him.
    Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026
  • This isn’t a hypercar to smash lap records around the Nürburgring, but nor will it be embarrassed by a Porsche 911 GT3 at a track day.
    Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2026

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“Disgraced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgraced. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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