Sentence examples for disgraceful act from inspiring English sources

The phrase "disgraceful act" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to an event or action that is viewed as shameful or dishonorable. For example, "The mayor's decision to cut essential services for the elderly was seen as a disgraceful act".

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"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.

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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"Nor did I see any shameful and disgraceful acts," he added.

Those who were complicit in these disgraceful acts must be held to account for their behaviour".

But one of the three, Jesse Helms, in one of the many disgraceful acts of his disgraceful career, put a "hold" on the nomination, preventing it from going forward to the full Senate, where it would have been handily approved.

Watch any old war movie starring Lee Marvin, or read the papers from the early days of the Iraq war, and you will see deeds of valor peppered with foolish and disgraceful acts of cowardice.

Budge was "appalled" at vandalism she says "caused the destruction of close to 100 seats" at Tynecastle, plus "disgraceful" acts of graffiti.

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