perversely

Example Sentences

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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

He said that, perversely, finding the money was the easy part.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2025

It’s worth noting, perversely, that Moore’s Elisabeth Sparkle is supposed to be an Oscar winner.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2025

He liked the classical genetic assumption that male and female cells contribute equal amounts of genetic material, even though the resulting analysis was perversely complex.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson