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Recent Examples of disgraceful Now, Trump’s style is very off-putting—some would say disgraceful. David Remnick, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025 Zelensky is a hero of historic scale, brave beyond measure; Trump’s behavior was disgraceful. David Remnick, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025 Utterly disgraceful behaviour towards a man minding his own business. Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025 That accounts for the disgraceful smearing of Anthony Fauci, the nation’s most distinguished epidemiological expert until his retirement from the NIH in 2023, by Republicans who absurdly tried to blame him for creating COVID-19. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disgraceful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgraceful
Adjective
  • Rain isn’t the only concern for the Rays this season; fans will now be exposed to the area’s notorious summer heat and humidity.
    Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Durham has a notorious one called the ‘Canopener’ that is featured on a website and Youtube channel 11foot8.com by Jurgen Henn, who has captured 186 crashes since April of 2008.
    Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • After being dealt from the Dodgers to the Boston Red Sox in 2020 as part of the infamous Mookie Betts trade, then traded again — this time by Boston to its archrival New York Yankees — the 28-year-old finally got his first chance to cash in via free agency after last season.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
  • In Henry’s latest, out April 22, two novelists compete for the chance to write a once-in-a-lifetime biography of a infamous heiress.
    Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • It’s implied that before going into construction, Levon had brought his military training into civilian life in some shady (though likely heroic) capacity or another — maybe even kidnap recovery.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 26 Mar. 2025
  • During a recent conversation with legendary radio host Big Boy, the 26-year-old spoke about her haters and shady tension that led to this notion.
    Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The criminal search warrant centered on Old McDonald's Farm, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement to NPR.
    Bill Chappell, NPR, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Officers have recently been rejecting noncitizens whose posts suggested criticism of the United States or Israel, but not necessarily criminal activity.
    Albert Sun, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Some view his proposal to take over Gaza as outlandish or immoral, and are no fans of Israel’s right-wing government.
    Katie Glueck, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Even though the Hamas charter directly calls for the murder of all Jews, all people must speak out against the immoral proposal to force an entire population into exile.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Most Americans now view them as a shameful stain on the nation’s history.
    Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2025
  • That’s a real example of bringing a shameful national issue into a local election.
    Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025

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“Disgraceful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgraceful. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.

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