heinous

Example Sentences

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He also accused DOJ lawyers of destroying the office’s good standing with the judiciary and suggested that its incompetence has allowed defendants to evade just penalties for heinous crimes.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

Look at trading for a key commodity with a heinous name: RBOB, short for reformulated gasoline blendstock for oxygenate blending.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

The catty media site Gawker noted that corners of the internet like 4Chan could be expected to respond with heinous pranks, without realizing how vile the rhetoric of regular people was about to get.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2026

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called the attack a "heinous crime".

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

Otherwise, it would be a merciless and, indeed, a heinous action, as it would entail ruining a reputation and misleading a community.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali