Travesty

//ˈtɹæv.ɪs.ti//

"Travesty" in a Sentence (14 examples)

My brother's murderer got off with just a year in jail. If that's not a travesty of justice, I don't know what is!

It's a travesty.

What's happened here is a travesty.

Under no circumstances will I ever consent to such a travesty.

This is a travesty!

This is a travesty.

That's a travesty!

America is a travesty.

When a homeless Black person is murdered on the subway, the American right claims they deserve it. When a corrupt former president is formally charged for things where there is no debate over whether he did them, it's the biggest travesty of justice ever to them.

This is a travesty of justice.

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A battlefield trial is a travesty of justice.

The second edition is not a recast, but absolutely a travesty of the first.

In 1844, objection was raised to the Furness Railway's Dalton & Barrow line, when it was revealed that the line would pass directly through Furness Abbey. A re-route was achieved, with the line skirting the abbey ruins instead - although many continued to see the intrusion as a travesty against antiquity and the scenic beauty of the site.

Spurs survived the scare - and such was their domination after the break that it would have been a travesty had Arsenal escaped Wembley, hosting a Premier League record attendance of 83,222, with a draw.

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