pernicious
Example Sentences
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A similarly pernicious logic has insulated law enforcement from legal accountability for generations.
From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026
The five-year bout of high inflation is part of the pernicious legacy of the coronavirus pandemic that began in 2020.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 23, 2026
More bizarre and pernicious ideas are soon oozing from Peter’s every pore, beginning with the belief that the motel room is infested with insects that are feasting on his flesh.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
Pierre Vabres, a member of the French Society of Dermatology, believes there is also a pernicious psychological effect of exposing children to beauty routines -- and then seeking to sell them products.
From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025
Its pernicious ghost—gray, furry and with unusually dense dorsal tufts—haunted every house that he ever lived in.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
Vocabulary lists containing pernicious
Romeo and Juliet
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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
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