Definition of disgracefulnext

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Recent Examples of disgraceful The Heat repeatedly allowed open shots and unchallenged forays to the basket in another demoralizing and disgraceful defensive display, one made all the worse by the fact the Heat is fighting for playoff seeding. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026 Disrespectful, inappropriate, disgraceful! Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026 Noem’s insistence on filming arrest operations was both disgraceful and counterproductive. Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026 Regardless of how disgraceful things are. Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disgraceful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgraceful
Adjective
  • Lake Baikal, often described as an inland sea because of its enormous size, is notorious for sudden storms and icy conditions even during tourist season, according to National Geographic.
    Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2026
  • In the Senate, Mike Lee has proved notorious for wasting valuable time with legislation that has little chance of passing.
    Scott Braden, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
Adjective
  • The mystery of Buzzy's disappearance remains one of the most infamous urban legends in Disney parks history, but for Bailey, the story is about more than just a missing robot.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
  • The record also includes collaborations with Future and rising star Molly Santana and is Drake’s ninth solo studio album — his first since his now infamous war of words with Kendrick Lamar.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2026
Adjective
  • The company is also developing Blood Aces, which will see Stallone and Yellowstone star Cole Hauser team to produce, with Hauser attached to star as shady casino operator Benny Binion.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 May 2026
  • Mahonia is an evergreen shrub with intricate leaf texture that infuses movement into shady spaces.
    Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 19 May 2026
Adjective
  • In a criminal complaint obtained by the New York Post, prosecutors alleged that McHenry stabbed Bachmann in the neck and chest inside her car.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
  • Shianne LeClair is an undergraduate criminology student at Central Connecticut State University, and this topic is part of her research on homelessness and criminal justice policy for her Current Issues in Criminal Justice Policy course.
    Shianne LeClaire, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026
Adjective
  • Each side views members of the other party not as merely having a different view on politics but rather as evil or immoral.
    James Piazza, Twin Cities, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Pope Francis changed the church’s social teaching to declare capital punishment immoral in all cases.
    Nicole Winfield, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Officers have also said in Board of Correction meetings that our city should divert people with serious mental health needs into appropriate treatment, rather than relying on them to fill in for shameful gaps in our public health system.
    Jason Rodriguez, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
  • Criticizing those who are actually out there touching it, smelling it, handling it, doing the work — that’s just absolutely shameful.
    Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026

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“Disgraceful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgraceful. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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