licentious

Example Sentences

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The Comstock Act is a Victorian-era law named for a vice crusader who took aim at conduct he deemed licentious.

From Slate • Apr. 8, 2023

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

They were middle class, not rich but stable, and the church provided an enveloping community; Kimbanguists follow strict rules, which forbid alcohol, tobacco, visiting night clubs, and other licentious entertainment.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 9, 2015

But I also talked with people who used the app for less licentious reasons: to form platonic friendships, or to find companions while traveling abroad.

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2015

Wladislas, then absent in Upper Poland, despatched Skirgello into Lithuania, who, though haughty, licentious, and revengeful, was a brave and skilful general.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.