sordid
Example Sentences
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"Instead it is a sordid tale of squalid lies, greed and fraud," he said.
From BBC
Five-hundred days later, the medals remain somewhere in storage because of yet another sordid and as-yet-unresolved doping case to come out of Russia.
From Washington Times
It’s a daringly creative and often gleeful coda to this long, sad, sordid true story.
From New York Times
But Trump's critics cited the existence of Martin's laptop to counter the GOP narrative about Hunter Biden's sordid laptop contents.
From Salon
The sordid accusations recalled an earlier era of outlandish behavior and political posturing in the State Capitol.
From New York Times
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