depraved
Example Sentences
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Yet its parties, even at their most decadent and depraved, were never quite cool.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
But even people who are really depraved have something they love, he says.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
“I apologize to all who were hurt by this clearly terrible and depraved individual.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026
In actuality, “The Housemaid” is about as depraved and delicious as a mainstream film can get, packed with narrative twists and guffaw-worthy choices from everyone involved.
From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026
“My pubescent nemesis. What a promising day this appears to be. I am apparently to be run over by a streetcar and robbed simultaneously, thereby setting a Paradise record. Get away, you depraved urchin.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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