flagrancy

Example Sentences

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But the flagrancy here is remarkable, even by Washington standards.

From Washington Post • Jan. 12, 2023

Faced with such unbridled flagrancy, the US establishment has never been keen to accept the idea that Melville may just possibly have been gay.

From The Guardian • Jul. 30, 2019

“These unprecedented figures appropriately reflect the conspiracy’s breathtaking flagrancy, its systemic reach and its significant impact,” Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch said.

From New York Times • May 24, 2015

I recognize the flagrancy of such unchecked capitalism and still, I read these articles with tempered delight.

From Salon • Sep. 6, 2013

Such flagrancy was the penalty of death, who had made himself too cheap in those days; nor were there any left with him who might have said, Honour my dead father, or dead master.

From The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay by Hewlett, Maurice Henry