as in notorious
not respectable
disgraceful disruptions at the graduation ceremonies
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Recent Examples of disgraceful
Quite frankly, those headlines are disgraceful.
—
Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
That accounts for the disgraceful smearing of Anthony Fauci, the nation’s most distinguished epidemiological expert until his retirement from the NIH in 2023, by Republicans who absurdly tried to blame him for creating COVID-19.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Utterly disgraceful behaviour towards a man minding his own business.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
What kids are wearing to school these days would have been disgraceful in my day.
—Matt Richtel, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
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Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
That accounts for the disgraceful smearing of Anthony Fauci, the nation’s most distinguished epidemiological expert until his retirement from the NIH in 2023, by Republicans who absurdly tried to blame him for creating COVID-19.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Utterly disgraceful behaviour towards a man minding his own business.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
What kids are wearing to school these days would have been disgraceful in my day.
—Matt Richtel, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disgraceful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgraceful
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In July 2022, more than 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed in an explosion at the notorious camp at Olenivka, adding a desperate sense of urgency to the Ukrainian efforts to bring the rest of them home.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
16 May 2025
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The Lorraine Motel, before and after The 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made the Lorraine Motel in Memphis globally notorious.—
Christopher Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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The most infamous was the CRASH (Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums) unit in the Rampart Division, assigned to the neighborhoods west of downtown L.A.—
Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2025
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The serial killer was convicted of murdering at least 33 teen boys and young men in the 1970s His last words after sitting on death row for 14 years became infamous John Wayne Gacy, a.k.a.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
10 May 2025
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Gates has three ecosystems on her quarter-acre: a sunny front yard, a shady back plot and a small wetland garden on one side.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Join a group hike along a shady, 1.5-mile trail in Doris Leeper Spruce Creek Preserve.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2025
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Ottawa County prosecutors are considering pursuing criminal charges against the shooter, a 20-year-old, Sparks told the outlets.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
19 May 2025
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MacLean’s criminal history is lengthy and spans multiple states.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
18 May 2025
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Altering Medicaid in any way that decreases services, decreases funding to the states, or builds roadblocks to care is immoral and against Christian values.—
Dr. James W. Cox-Chapman,
Hartford Courant,
11 May 2025
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Under him, juvenile justice is unjust, and the department has been spending in ways that are immoral and not proper accounting or spending of taxes.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
8 May 2025
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By the early 1960s, the drug was widely banned, considered a shameful chapter in the history of pharmaceuticals.—
David Armstrong,
CNN Money,
10 May 2025
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Over time, this can make financial setbacks feel deeply personal, and even shameful.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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“Disgraceful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgraceful. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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