sadist

Example Sentences

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Asked why he used other insults including "scumbag, grooming, homophobic, sadist", Mr Linehan replied: "I don't think there's anything lower than a man who bullies a woman."

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025

Fromm covers much of this ground again, analyzing Heinrich Himmler and Josef Stalin as case studies of the sadist driven by the need to dominate.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2024

Santoro’s complex performance is key to this transition: Our perception of him changes from a one-dimensional sadist to a product of his environment, a man who does what he must to climb the social ladder.

From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2021

In his sweeping 1965 novel “Dune,” Herbert introduced one for the ages: a corpulent, power-hungry sadist with the suitably sinister name of Baron Vladimir Harkonnen.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2021

I’m not sure what kind of sadist rings doorbells at seven thirty on a Saturday morning, but I’m going to find out because I’m the only one awake.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly