Sentence examples for Ignominy from inspiring English sources

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Ignominy

noun

Great dishonor, shame, or humiliation.

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On the contrary, making them accessible ensures that state aid arrives to those who have a right to it…Helping them isn't ignominious, the ignominy is trying to hide who is helped and trying to keep the channelling of public funds secret.

His day ended in ignominy: it's not easy to act the suave toff with the second assistant director wedged between your legs, working the foot pedals with his hands.

So next week, on their private beaches, the players will wonder what kind of punishment awaits a Brazilian who has exposed his nation to ridicule and ignominy on a day when the world had gathered to watch them showing off.

Yet, despite his frailty and air of innate sadness, he bore the ignominy of this parody of a Psycho with quiet dignity, giving each scene his best effort, never complaining, never talking about the old days, and happy to chat with the other actors.

Many of the Sun's "victims" – politicians and celebrities – deserved the ignominy heaped on them by the paper.

In normal political systems the controversies engulfing these leaders would in all likelihood result in them either stepping down to spend more time with their families or resignation with ignominy.

Nor do I think it remotely likely that they wished to protect Savile from ignominy.

Spartak Sofia (1951), Benfica (1977-78), Galatasaray (1985-86) and Red Star Belgrade (2007-08) hall all suffered the ignominy of finishing second in their respective leagues despite going undefeated all season.

Facing such ignominy and hardship, why has Pujan chosen to stay in Mumbai, so far from his family, for more than 20 years?

After all, Japan came close to invading their country during the war; Australian prisoners-of-war were brutally treated in Japanese camps; and only a couple of weeks ago Mr Abe had brought ignominy upon himself by denying that foreign "comfort women" had been coerced into working in wartime military brothels.

Ignominy should follow.

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