sociopath

Example Sentences

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The actor could easily put his skills to use playing a duplicitous sociopath in a psychological drama, but as a comedy “Killing” is simply dead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Asked on Friday why he used "sociopath", Mr Linehan replied: "Because the things he was involved in caused great misery to people."

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025

“Even in the department they work in, you have to keep an eye over your shoulder. A sociopath does pretty well in this environment, but you don’t want too many sociopaths in the same department.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025

Since those calls, I have come to realize that those women simply did not understand that they had been dating a sociopath.

From Slate • Oct. 29, 2024

And he wasn’t a nutcase, he wasn’t a sociopath, he wasn’t an out-cast.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer