Sentence examples for act disgraceful from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "act disgraceful" is not correct in standard written English.
The correct form would be "act disgracefully," as it requires the adverbial form to modify the verb "act."
Example: "His decision to cheat on the exam was an act disgracefully that disappointed everyone."
Alternatives: "behave shamefully" or "conduct oneself poorly."

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The CMAA posted a photo of multiple cadets wearing pillowcases, white shirts, pants and socks to its Facebook page and called the act "disgraceful".

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My friend said yes, it would — it would be an act of disgraceful ingratitude to someone who had done so much for her if, with so many burglars in the neighborhood, she left the garden and the apartment and everything in it unattended....Sharad then quit, leaving an apologetic note.

My friend said yes, it would — it would be an act of disgraceful ingratitude to someone who had done so much for her if, with so many burglars in the neighborhood, she left the garden and the apartment and everything in it unattended....Sharad then quit, leaving an apologetic note..

He referred to the decision on The Affordable Care Act as "disgraceful", and "contrary to the justices' "judicial oath" and echoed the Chief Justice in claiming that the same-sex marriage ruling "has no connection to the U.S. Constitution".

"It seemed the most disgraceful act in the history of the Russian state," she wrote.

Brazil-born Paulao said the monkey chanting was "a disgraceful act" and "very ugly".

In Washington, President Bush called the shooting "a disgraceful act of cowardice".

Israel's prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu described the Presbyterian move as as a "disgraceful" act of hostility to Israel.

"Only the goodwill and love of the American people can let those folks know that that act was unacceptable, disgraceful".

President Clinton at the time called the Senate vote as a "disgraceful act" tinged by racial considerations.

Mr. Nadler had called the behavior on the storm the "most disgraceful act" he had seen in his 20 years in the House.

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