sadist
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On Wednesday, chief prosecutor Ute Lindemann described Brückner as a "dangerous, psychopathic sadist" and said he should be placed in preventive detention after serving his sentence.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2024
Fromm covers much of this ground again, analyzing Heinrich Himmler and Josef Stalin as case studies of the sadist driven by the need to dominate.
From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2024
Decked out at one point in a velvet blazer and turtleneck, hair teased into the likeness of a dead stoat, Robey is less demented sadist than disco king.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2023
In his sweeping 1965 novel “Dune,” Herbert introduced one for the ages: a corpulent, power-hungry sadist with the suitably sinister name of Baron Vladimir Harkonnen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2021
For the first time, I recognize Eric for what he is: an Erudite disguised as a Dauntless, a genius as well as a sadist, a hunter of the Divergent.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
An overwhelming handful, this early history play retains its popularity largely through the audacious villainy of its title character, one of Shakespeare’s most flamboyant sadists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026
However, we found sadists like crypto because they do not want to miss out on investment rewards either.
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2022
"We didn't support sadists who had no place to exercise their practices," Kwasniewski said.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 29, 2021
What kind of sadists would program seven of his films in a row?
From The Guardian ● Aug. 13, 2018
I've run into card-carrying sadists before, but the Duke's the only one who scares me silly.
From Lion Loose by Schmitz, James H.
