sadist
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On Wednesday, chief prosecutor Ute Lindemann described Brückner as a "dangerous, psychopathic sadist" and said he should be placed in preventive detention after serving his sentence.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2024
Fromm covers much of this ground again, analyzing Heinrich Himmler and Josef Stalin as case studies of the sadist driven by the need to dominate.
From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2024
In his sweeping 1965 novel “Dune,” Herbert introduced one for the ages: a corpulent, power-hungry sadist with the suitably sinister name of Baron Vladimir Harkonnen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2021
The acting coach Gene Cousineau seems to be a sadist.
From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2019
"He said Brett was a sadist just because she has a good, healthy stomach."
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
An overwhelming handful, this early history play retains its popularity largely through the audacious villainy of its title character, one of Shakespeare’s most flamboyant sadists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026
“Breaking Bad” and “The Wire” are among the best of the best TV shows, but I can only imagine sadists watching either for a mood boost.
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2026
"We didn't support sadists who had no place to exercise their practices," Kwasniewski said.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 29, 2021
“One imagines a furtive audience of sad saps and sadists, trench-coated lurkers and wan shut-ins.”
From The Guardian ● Mar. 17, 2019
I've run into card-carrying sadists before, but the Duke's the only one who scares me silly.
From Lion Loose by Schmitz, James H.
