sadistic
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Midway through the afternoon, I found myself pushing on sadistic, resistant bike pedals while my lungs screamed and a built-in fan blew in my face.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Kennedy has a real talent for taking reactionary, often sadistic ideas and reframing them to sound compassionate and therapeutic.
From Salon ● May 18, 2026
He said a whole-life tariff could only be given in sadistic or sexual cases, those involving abduction or a high level of premeditation.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
And no wonder: You needn’t work at a fashion magazine to relate to having a sadistic boss like Meryl Streep’s character in “The Devil Wears Prada.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025
At the same time, I wasn’t so sadistic that I’d inflict any more of my loser-boy routine on Faith, either.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
Vocabulary lists containing sadistic
The Catcher in the Rye
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The Book Thief
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"The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak, Part Nine
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