heinous

Example Sentences

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"It's illegal. No one's going to ever participate in such a heinous thing," he said.

From Barron's

“And it just… struck a chord. He said, ‘It’s not the question, the death penalty, of whether or not people deserve to die for their heinous acts.

From Los Angeles Times

Aurora Police Division Chief Mark Hildebrand said in a statement that it was a “heinous, complex and calculated murder” but did not release further details.

From Washington Times

The U.S Embassy in Sarajevo tweeted that the Bosnian Serb authorities “must identify and prosecute those who committed this heinous act.”

From Seattle Times

Given its heinous human rights record, the question becomes: Why do we continue to eat sugar?

From Salon