sadism
Example Sentences
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Chiarella takes time between bouts of danger to show affection and intimacy that, in defiance of teen-slasher formula, isn’t immediately penalized with sadism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
In other hands, a film of such unadorned fatalism might seem useless, an exercise in emotional sadism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
The boys and men - whom Ms Barrett calls "crimefluencers" - subscribe to a variety of ideologies, including including nihilism, sadism, Nazism and satanism.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2025
"Sociopathy is very consistent with the dark tetrad of narcissism, psychopathy, Machiavellianism and sadism," explained Dr. Ramani Durvasula, a licensed clinical psychologist and professor of psychology, in an email to Salon.
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2023
I don't know who invented the template for the standard writing workshop, but whoever it was seems to have struck the perfect balance between sadism and masochism.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
