Sentence examples for avoid the ignominy of from inspiring English sources

Now the Knicks will try to avoid the ignominy of being swept out the playoffs Sunday.

Northwestern needs to avoid the ignominy of having torn down a landmark.

Only by doing so can he avoid the ignominy of the worst Labour result since 1922, let alone any vestigial chance of hanging on to power.

Jos Buttler says that England are desperate to avoid avoid the ignominy of defeats in every international, saying "it's not a tag anyone would like".

Secondly, the season finale against Western Kentucky could be a battle to avoid the ignominy of being the worst team in the nation.

Leicester did at least manage a first-half try through Geordan Murphy to avoid the ignominy of remaining pointless in two successive away games in Ulster.

Happy to see he's avoided the ignominy of an 80.

Stephen Hendry, the seven-times world champion, avoided the ignominy of defeat with a session to spare at the World Championship.

They also avoided the ignominy of falling into a tie with the Boston Red Sox for last place in the American League East.

Macclesfield avoided the ignominy of a record-breaking 37 matches without a Football League win by staging late comeback against Carlisle.

They at least avoided the ignominy of being whitewashed by NRL opposition for a second straight year courtesy of two well-taken tries from the centre Dominique Peyroux.