vile
Example Sentences
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Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said the "vile" sanctions would be met with "greater unity and determination from our people."
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
But there is significant and respected scholarship that goes much further and holds that the Constitution is a pro-slavery, and pro-Southern, document which protected that vile institution.
From Salon • May 14, 2026
She came to me after that scene, and she goes, “Sonny, in all my years in this business, that is the most vile, disgusting thing I’ve ever had to do.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
"Shame on @deoncole and all those in the audience who laughed at his vile 'jokes'."
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
Skathis might have been an artist, but he’d been a vile one.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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