Sentence examples for with a travesty from inspiring English sources

The country has ended up with a travesty of good governance.

This happened a lot, beginning with a lounge-ready take on "It Might as Well Be Spring" and ending with a travesty of R&B emotiveness on Percy Mayfield's "Please Send Me Someone to Love".

The Serious Fraud Office's settlement with BAE Systems is a travesty of justice.

Lynndie England was punished for her conduct, but having the buck stop with her is a travesty of justice and an assessment that ignores reality.

The meatballs were a travesty, with the consistency of an eraser and a distinct taste of stale cooking oil.

The judicial system is a travesty, with alleged wrongdoers sometimes held for months or years without charge.

"What has happened with the garage is a travesty," said Janet Barkan, head of the Jamaica Business Improvement District.

If this is what the Obama administration is doing — to score a few cheap political points with Hispanics — it is a travesty.

Hussain's lawyer, Sarah Belal from Justice Project Pakistan (JPP), calls the state of Pakistani justice "a travesty", with the death penalty targeting the "most vulnerable members of society".

This is what used to be called "muscular Christianity," and Dreher thinks it is the only authentic form of his faith: "As men and women of faith deliberate the morality of war with Iraq, it is a travesty that more of them haven't had the perspective of military chaplains, that virtually the only religious voices heard in the public square are coming from the antiwar corner.

The portraits on our funny money are a travesty, with Lincoln, Hamilton and Jackson looking as if they were spaced out.