foulness

Example Sentences

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A romp in the swamp or failure in the foulness of a Rome afternoon?

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

When he finally arrived, he idled in the driveway for a moment, hoping his foulness might dissipate before he had to encounter his young family.

From Slate • Nov. 26, 2022

The foulness is in the very air they breathe; they might choke if they thought about it.

From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2022

How does she have time to throw such petty foulness into the town square?

From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2021

She couldn’t even strike it without some of its foulness seeping into her, draining her life force.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older