perversely

Example Sentences

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As the season goes on, the list of reasons for “How’s That?!” to faceplant rivals the length of a CVS receipt; perversely, the odds that it’ll be a hit improve.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

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

However The Room, made by "bad film auteur" Tommy Wiseau, is awarded a relatively respectable 24% on Rotten Tomatoes because it is deemed perversely enjoyable.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 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