sadistic

Example Sentences

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And no wonder: You needn’t work at a fashion magazine to relate to having a sadistic boss like Meryl Streep’s character in “The Devil Wears Prada.”

From The Wall Street Journal

In reality, Mittens was a stone-cold killer with a sadistic streak.

From New York Times

"It's a movement rooted in a deeply sadistic urge to inflict pain on other people for having very normal, natural, and universal desires, such as the desire to have sex without making babies," Marcotte wrote.

From Salon

U.S. officials said those sadistic methods helped the cartel intimidate its rivals.

From Washington Post

It's a movement rooted in a deeply sadistic urge to inflict pain on other people for having very normal, natural, and universal desires, such as the desire to have sex without making babies.

From Salon