perversely

Example Sentences

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But a transformation worthy of one of Dahl’s twisted tales unfolds as the writer perversely makes a bad situation worse.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Aggrievement and isolation, perversely enough, became the glue that holds the community together.

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2025

It’s actually quite problematic that some perversely rich guys meddle in our affairs in their own way.

From Slate • Nov. 19, 2025

So maybe it’s perversely apt that the Broadway revival of the musical “Chess” should feel eye-glazingly interminable, despite a cast of thrillingly good singers in top form.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

The age differences in the family always seemed to add unnecessarily and perversely to our problems.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger