deviant

Example Sentences

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It determined that Vanier and Philippe’s deviant practices didn’t extend beyond the core “sect” at the original community in northern France.

From Seattle Times

“This is because of age-old antiqueer tropes that position all queer people as sexual predators and social deviants.”

From Washington Post

The Bee said Maynard taught briefly at Santa Clara University and Sonoma State University, where a Gary Maynard was listed as a lecturer in criminal justice studies specializing in criminal justice, cults and deviant behavior.

From Washington Times

But until Saturday, the deviant days of August had all managed to reach the 80s.

From Washington Post

Those portrayals often perpetuate stereotypes that bisexuals are “deviant” or untrustworthy, he said, and can influence how bisexual people see themselves, and how other people treat them.

From New York Times