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
Leavened by dark humor, “Blood Ties” is breathtaking in conception and execution, with a perversely pastoral finale.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
Aggrievement and isolation, perversely enough, became the glue that holds the community together.
From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2025
But perversely, Bird says, the regulatory focus on banks has led to even more money being lent against land, because it is perceived as safe.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2025
He delivered the news as if, perversely, it pleased him to be telling this.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
