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Meanings of ill repute in English

Social phenomenon.

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Usage of ill repute in English
1
Burr was in exceedingly ill repute, but he did not himself know it.
Madelon: A Novel
2
He was no favorite, and only his goodly property tempered his ill repute.
Madelon: A Novel
3
But that becomes more difficult with biopics, particularly those concerning subjects of ill repute.
The Guardian
4
For this he fell into ill repute generally, and was termed "deserter."
Dio's Rome, Volume 2 / An Historical Narrative Originally Compos...
5
These uptown houses of ill repute had discreet name plates: Fifi, or Madame Bettina.
Tell me, pretty maiden
6
The dreadful spectacle of Aileen in a house of ill repute burned in his brain.
The Financier: A Novel
7
Though it, too, is a river of ill repute.
The Tarn of Eternity
8
There were gambling houses of ill repute, an open court for cockfighting, and other pastimes.
Kid Wolf of Texas / A Western Story
9
But in the mass they seemed to assume the enormous importance of good or ill repute.
V. V.'s Eyes
10
He discovered her in houses of ill repute.
Atlantis
11
None of them wished to deserve ill repute.
Taras Bulba, and Other Tales
12
That night, under a full moon, the men sauntered over to the house of ill repute.
Big bosoms and square jaws
13
Elizabeth was in an agony of suspense, wondering what was happening in that fortress of ill repute.
The lady elizabeth
14
The women of ill repute, he emphasized.
The devil she knows
15
A gentleman of his status would never want to be seen entering such a place of ill repute.
BBC
16
The money is first-rate and the hours reasonable, far better than what most women of ill repute receive.
The irish devil
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