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sinful

[sin-fuhl] / ˈsɪn fəl /


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Whether sinful passions or unconscious destructive urges, distracting attachments or visceral impulses, desire is the daemon that makes us act, often against our own interests and those of others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Behavioural science can also impact your choice on more sinful things too.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

The Talmud instructs Jews that there are three things so sinful that the ancient rabbis decided one should prefer death to doing them: sex crimes, idol worship, and—last but most important—bloodshed.

From Slate • Oct. 17, 2023

“My father wanted us to cooperate with the show, therefore deceiving Scott could be seen as an act of sinful rebellion against my father.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2023

I guessed music wasn’t sinful as long as it played to Taliban ears.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini




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