ignominious

Mike Castle deserved better than this ugly, ignominious end.

Zidane is famous for providing both the greatest and the most ignominious moments in French World Cup history.

I betray my beloved parent's confidence, to save you from a certain and ignominious death.

Tom pitched forward heavily, saving himself and his animal from an ignominious accident just in the nick of time.

To be checkmated by an 'errant' pawn in the very middle of the board is a most ignominious way of losing the game.

The ignominious failure of the attacks on Somers and Burnet seemed to prove that the assembly was coming round to a better temper.

But, as his rhyme ended with such an ignominious fizzle, he hurried away with a snort of disgust.