impunity
Example Sentences
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Over the past year, the Epstein files have metastasized into a defining symbol of elite impunity.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
Public frustration is high: "Even the police are corrupt," says Karen Santiago, a 29-year-old engineer in Lima's San Isidro district, echoing the sense of impunity driving support for hardline promises.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Like Willy Loman, he’s enraged that his boss feels like he can eat the orange and then just throw away the peel — with impunity.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
We stand firmly alongside him, and alongside all footballers who are forced to endure this abuse from anonymous accounts acting with apparent impunity.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026
Darnell's despair, his sadness in recognizing that they could do whatever they wanted to him with impunity, was utterly disheartening.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Vocabulary lists containing impunity
"The Cask Of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe
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The Scarlet Letter
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