ignominiously
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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She posted images of city workers prying out the two figures from the bench and the bronzed Castro and Guevara being ignominiously hauled away in a bulldozer.
From Los Angeles Times
So are the kids, who ignominiously dispose of the corpse and then realize they need money for food.
From New York Times
Nixon was on the ropes in the summer of 1974 and it wasn't long before he ignominiously resigned from office.
From Salon
The size of the antenna eclipses what was the iconic Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico, which collapsed ignominiously in December 2020.
From New York Times
Heady territory for a player whose two previous meetings with the Tigers had ended ignominiously.
From Fox News
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