vices
Example Sentences
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Its virtues and vices are shaped by the cultural, economic and political frameworks in which it is deployed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
Perhaps the book’s greatest feat is its depiction of the historical moment when the modern overpowered the ancient—a world, now lost, of floridly costumed courtiers, fabled princes, exotic vices and perfumed palaces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
The web of their lives “is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together,” to filch from Shakespeare, and Venable combines virtues and vices in unexpected patterns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2025
It starts from afar, has an animal with human characteristics as its protagonist - in this case a lion - with its vices and virtues.
From BBC ● May 31, 2025
But if he cannot, he need not concern himself unduly if he ignores these less serious vices.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
