Sentence examples for ignominy to from inspiring English sources

He was considered surplus to a French squad that had nothing but ignominy to give to last summer.

For India's three Olympians, the new proscription against competing under their flag has added a special ignominy to their usual travails.

That record adds even more ignominy to the sense of loss suffered by the loved ones of those who died or remain missing.

West brought its special brand of ignominy to the N.F.L. playoffs last season — the Seattle Seahawks won the division and hosted a playoff game with a losing record — the only balm was that such mediocrity is rarely rewarded in January.

To those who play sport for a living, the choice can mean glory or ignominy; to fans, ecstasy or agony.To economists, it is a test of the "minimax" theory of how two-person, zero-sum games should be played.

They had to be thinking in terms of minor miracles now, rather than winning the trophy, but recovering from their first half of ignominy to snatch an unlikely win would do, however narrow.

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.

By doing so, the ignominy related to the illness may be better understood.

The Jets head to San Francisco hoping to avoid the ignominy of losses to all three of the league's California teams.

It is an approach that raises the question: why is Moscow prepared to face the ignominy of appearing to support a regime that has attracted near-universal condemnation and that might, in any case, be on its last legs?

Kenwyne Jones scored a last-gasp winner as Cardiff managed to avoid the ignominy of failing to turn a two-goal lead into a win for the third home game in the row as they edged Brentford 3-2.