den of vice
Example Sentences
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But, he added, the town’s history as a den of vice has also created some ambivalence.
From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2016
Though at first delighted to escape her shallow patrician luxury, Katharina soon discovered that the convent was a den of vice.
From Washington Post • Mar. 5, 2015
Still, I didn't think anything of Chester resorting to that sanitary den of vice.
From Somewhere in Red Gap by Wilson, Harry Leon
“It’s a den of vice he’s taking us into,” groaned Father.
From The Innocents A Story for Lovers by Lewis, Sinclair
In a narrow street, in a den of vice, you do not expect civilization, you do not expect order.
From The Club of Queer Trades by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)
