perversely

Example Sentences

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And David plays Lincoln’s nemesis, Stevie Nichols, the very successful former partner of Lincoln’s late mother, upon whom the son remains perversely fixated.

From Los Angeles Times

Leavened by dark humor, “Blood Ties” is breathtaking in conception and execution, with a perversely pastoral finale.

From The Wall Street Journal

Aggrievement and isolation, perversely enough, became the glue that holds the community together.

From Salon

So maybe it’s perversely apt that the Broadway revival of the musical “Chess” should feel eye-glazingly interminable, despite a cast of thrillingly good singers in top form.

From The Wall Street Journal

The 60-year-old said he felt "perversely lucky" since the parents involved had passed away, sparing him "difficult conversations".

From BBC