wickedness

Example Sentences

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They all have a reason for the wickedness that they do.

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2026

Hutton appeared before Belfast Magistrates' Court for sentencing on Thursday, where District Judge Francis Rafferty described her act as one of "abject wickedness".

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

From then on, there was no rest for Joan, a performer whose unsparing wickedness earned her praise, loyalty and loathing.

From Salon • May 14, 2025

I looked back on core memories in my life that I had viewed as me being an indication of my weakness, my wickedness, my deal with the devil, so to speak.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2024

Somehow I felt mixed up in their wickedness, mixed up and not knowing how to get out of it Ruthanne took a deep breath, ready to change the subject.

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe