| This was the type of fight that boxing fans like and purists of the ignoble art turn their backs on. |
| In the eyes of many contemporary and also later Chinese, this was an ignoble outcome that strongly compromised China's dignity and interests. |
| He will be remembered as a gentleman of the game, a man who played to win but never stooped to ignoble or dishonourable depths. |
| The life of the powerful wonderworker would have ended in ignoble solitude and inglorious obscurity. |
| And yes, incidentally, I do know that it's ignoble and cowardly and pusillanimous, but I'll swap you for a decent night's sleep. |
| It hit the floor with an ignoble splatting sound, and they both stared at it. |
