evils

Example Sentences

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Nguyễn heads Lào Cai’s provincial Department of Social Evils Prevention, a division tasked with – among many other things – preventing human trafficking and supporting victims of it.

From The Guardian • Aug. 26, 2017

The Pretty Reckless play on a double bill with Them Evils April 26 at the 9:30 Club.

From Washington Times • Apr. 19, 2017

The Necessary Evils stand in our way the same way bridges do.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2015

In 1825, Beecher delivered six sermons on temperance that were published the follow year as Six Sermons on the Nature, Occasions, Signs, Evils, and Remedy of Intemperance.

From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014

And then a dark shape brushed by me and I knew it was one of the Five Evils, a swimming snake.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan