Suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Jerusalem, but that he would be borne thither in ignominy instead of in his magnificent chariots. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
Why he didn't bring all this heat the day the Mitchell Report came out, putting his name in ignominy's marquee lights, is a true mystery. From Wordnik.com. [With reputation at stake, Clemens in tough save situation] Reference
The patrician was executed on the ready accusation of treason, and the wife of Alexander driven with ignominy from the palace, and banished into Africa. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire] Reference
Undeterred by the getting lost and being brought back in ignominy by the local cops, I did it again soon after (but was more careful to chart my course so that I didn't get lost). From Wordnik.com. [Home again, home again] Reference
I didn't want to see anyone sent to his desk in ignominy. From Wordnik.com. [Proof] Reference
Does McLame really want to end his life in that kind of ignominy?. From Wordnik.com. [Palin Supporter On Obama: "Kill Him"] Reference
This is a "Sad and Raw portrait of 'ignominy' in American history today!". From Wordnik.com. ["Why is it?" "The Big Dipper and then the Rise of Threats!"] Reference
For the rest, it must be admitted that many who follow this noble profession are unworthy of it and only too well justify the ignominy which is levelled against the entire class. From Wordnik.com. [The Satyricon — Volume 07: Marchena Notes] Reference
Me before Pilate with every kind of ignominy, they accused Me falsely, they adjudged Me worthy of death. From Wordnik.com. [Light, Life, and Love : selections from the German mystics of the middle ages] Reference
"Is it not a shame that this letter has found its way in all the Internet networks?" he said, calling it an "ignominy," a "shame," and "manipulation.". From Wordnik.com. [iac world news feed] Reference
The greater cost was a certain degree of ignominy. From Wordnik.com. [Mine’s Bigger Than Yours] Reference
Politics is as much about ignominy as about winning. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Wolff: Charlie Rangel Never Had a Chance] Reference
The gallows have no terrors other than those of unmerited ignominy. From Wordnik.com. [Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898] Reference
There is a thin line between genius and ignominy, triumph and defeat. From Wordnik.com. [A Schott at NFL Glory] Reference
And I fly to Thee from ignominy in this world and the next, and implore. From Wordnik.com. [The Faith of Islam] Reference
'So great a sinner as I,' he said, 'cannot die with too much ignominy.'. From Wordnik.com. [The Book-Hunter at Home] Reference
Everything seemed so vast, so forbidding, it reduced her to a state of ignominy. From Wordnik.com. [Colorado Jim] Reference
He therefore is ridiculous who thinks that any ignominy attaches itself to exile. From Wordnik.com. [Plutarch's Morals] Reference
Would you expect a businessman or a scholar to go through such ignominy and mortification?. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call: Blair's Legacy] Reference
He meant to be friendly, but Maggie felt convinced that Tom was rejoicing in her ignominy. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7] Reference
He could not return to Ascalon in this shameful plight, his ignominy upon him, an object of derision. From Wordnik.com. [Trail's End] Reference
All and each of the tiny spirits did their part towards inflicting pain and ignominy on the hapless Maha. From Wordnik.com. [Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 (of 3)] Reference
Stephen McManus's goal in time added to stoppage time turned imminent ignominy into unconfined celebration. From Wordnik.com. [A 97th-minute goal spares Scotland's blushes against Liechtenstein] Reference
In their eyes obscurity is the height of ignominy: so they do their best to keep their names in every mouth. From Wordnik.com. [The Simple Life] Reference
How had England been able to escape from the ignominy of 102 for seven to reach 446 all out in their only innings?. From Wordnik.com. [Pakistan spot betting allegations: cloud cast over victories and great escapes] Reference
For them should life often be hazarded -- reputation, fame, and virtue, often forfeited -- pain and ignominy incurred. From Wordnik.com. [Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 (of 3)] Reference
Still, it was an immensely skilled group that was just as capable of sending the Yanks reeling toward World Cup ignominy. From Wordnik.com. [The First Cup is the Deepest] Reference
But the Bridgestone is a no-cut affair, so Mr. Woods was forced to play on through the weekend for 36 more holes of ignominy. From Wordnik.com. [The Unsettling Sight of a Tiger Tamed] Reference
As an adult, Dahl worked for several years in suburban ignominy before heading to Tanzania as an oil-company employee in 1938. From Wordnik.com. [A Peach of a Life, With Pitfalls] Reference
But, last spring, it began to seem that the peacekeepers would need rescuing -- an operation that combined danger and ignominy. From Wordnik.com. [Looking At The Big 'But'] Reference
On the third day he was driven out of the town with ignominy, blood trickling from the wounds inflicted on him by the populace. From Wordnik.com. [A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád' Showing that all the Wars of Mohammad Were Defensive; and that Aggressive War, or Compulsory Conversion, is not Allowed in The Koran - 1885] Reference
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