ignobly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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No matter if the hoisting was his wife’s doing, as Alito ignobly claimed.
From Seattle Times
Today, he went on, French elites have decided, ignobly, that a new kind of French power can be obtained only by entwining the country within the European Union.
From New York Times
“The government has acted ignobly in this case, by failing to comply with court orders, submitting demonstrably false declarations of Government officials, and otherwise violating its litigation obligations,” Goldsmith wrote.
From Reuters
His journey to moguldom began ignobly, with Facemash.com, a meanspirited site that encouraged his fellow male students at Harvard College to rate women on campus by their looks.
From New York Times
Not only did that ignobly end the Pony Express, it also ended Russell’s career as an entrepreneur.
From National Geographic
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