perversity

Example Sentences

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The perversity of Senate apportionment gets captured in a single statistic: 16 states have fewer residents than Queens.

From Washington Post

With the advent of the industrial revolution and the urbanization that followed, the perversity of the slavery-soiled two-seats-per-state rule has become exacerbated.

From The Guardian

For Leilani, those scenes were her way to capture “a free Black girl” and the “perversity” of sexual thoughts when allowed to roam free.

From New York Times

Somehow, this perversity works — at least dramatically, if not in terms of a functioning family unit.

From Washington Post

Manohla Dargis named the movie a Critic’s Pick in her review for The New York Times, calling it “a brilliantly told, deeply moving story about love — in all its manifestations, perversity and obstinacy.”

From New York Times