foulness

Example Sentences

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When he finally arrived, he idled in the driveway for a moment, hoping his foulness might dissipate before he had to encounter his young family.

From Slate • Nov. 26, 2022

The foulness of these places, for the animals that live in them and the people who live near them, truly defies words.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2022

How does she have time to throw such petty foulness into the town square?

From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2021

If a player throws their arms skyward upon contact like they’ve just crawled through 500 yards of sewage-smelling foulness to escape the Shawshank penitentiary, then yes, they’re probably flopping.

From The Guardian • Oct. 30, 2019

In Great Wexly, foulness lay on the wide road where we walked.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi