licentious

Example Sentences

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Monica dedicated her life to prayers for the salvation of her family, especially her disreputable and licentious son, Augustine.

From Washington Post • May 10, 2018

The gangster of the ’30s belonged to an era of licentious chaos.

From Slate • Sep. 1, 2017

In a heated exchange, DSK accused prosecutors of making exaggerated claims to paint him as a licentious figure.

From Time • Feb. 13, 2015

During his lifetime, La Fontaine was considered licentious by some of his readers.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 11, 2015

Such a multitudinous concourse appears to have created alarm among their great lords; and the ecclesiastics in vain proscribed these licentious revelries.

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac