perversely
Example Sentences
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And to be fair to them, voters perversely reward this kind of behavior.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
As Ethan, Stock was as perversely alienating as he was poignantly alienated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 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
Helen has a bum foot, which Ted, in explaining her absence one day, blames on the cheap, ill-fitting shoes that, he implies, she perversely chooses to wear.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
