deviant

Example Sentences

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Thompson was part of the wave of artists in the 1950s who explored the darker, deviant impulses of American life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

That gave people an excuse to start pulling the masks down and indulging in the deviant behaviors often celebrated by drill rappers.

From Washington Times • Oct. 10, 2023

The cruel irony here is that whistleblowers like Snowden continue to be derided as deviant misfits who are out for fame, profit, revenge or self-aggrandizement.

From Salon • May 30, 2023

We could call it a moral panic, a widespread and often unfounded fear about some deviant or alien entity in society.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2023

Lowie further writes that the horse of a deviant hunter would be beaten and that any buffalo hides taken by him would be destroyed.

From Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society by Murphy, Robert F.