depravity

Example Sentences

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The ability to let the light shine through the depravity Ms Pelicot was subjected to - the "filth", as she repeatedly calls it - is a testament to her resilience.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

The lust for vengeance eventually gets the better of him, but Swenson leads us step by step to depravity through sorrow, injustice and humiliation.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

And one post-pardon case is already sticking out for sheer depravity.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2025

When Warner Bros. learned about the extent of Polley’s fiscal depravity, they mothballed the album.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2024

Even a half-remembrance of this episode, along with myriad other humiliations, defeats, and emasculations, could stir him into flights of depravity that surprised himself—but only himself.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison