depravity

Example Sentences

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The bank accounts of social depravity have never been fatter.

From Salon • Oct. 9, 2025

And one post-pardon case is already sticking out for sheer depravity.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2025

Even with the debauchery and depravity so vividly portrayed by Wambaugh, unsung acts of goodwill and tenderness emerge through the blue fog.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025

She was equally moved, the prime minister said, adding: "It was her second visit, but no less harrowing than the first time she stepped through that gate and witnessed the depravity of what happened here."

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025

Retaining our humanity, cherishing our heritage, we fought the depravity of the Nazis with subtle forms of resistance.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson