heinous

Example Sentences

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Rabbi Noah Farkas, president and chief executive of the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles, said that the Jewish community continued to mourn Kessler’s loss and welcomed “the admission of guilt for this heinous crime.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

He discovers additional benefits in the process: “Characters revealed themselves as I assumed their points of view, especially when exploring their best defenses for selfish and heinous actions.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Prabowo said on Instagram that Indonesians "strongly condemn every heinous act that undermines peace and causes the deaths of our nation's soldiers".

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

That’s the kind of total breakdown that makes a court look terrible and, as we’ve seen, carries heinous real-world consequences.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

She’d expected to see something much more heinous, too, like an enormous bump oozing pus and mucus, but the boy’s arm was red and that was it.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly