Example sentences for: ignominiously

How can you use “ignominiously” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The sentence Napoleon badly/ignominiously defeated the Austrians and Russians is called wrong on the grounds that badly and ignominiously (like heavily, thoroughly, utterly) can be used only with a passive verb; but we can say Napoleon defeated the Austrians and Russians badly or ignominiously at Austerlitz without violating natural English idiom.

  • Then deflation would continue--and the policy would ignominiously fail.


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