heinousness

Example Sentences

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Moore’s supporters have argued his crime doesn’t rise to the level of heinousness in other death penalty cases in the state.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2022

Michael Appleton masterminded Lincoln City’s win over Sunderland in the League One play-off semi-final and should be barracked in the street for that act of heinousness.

From The Guardian • May 29, 2021

Such hate-crime laws elevate the heinousness of crimes in which people are targeted because of their identity, their belonging to a group.

From Washington Post • May 21, 2016

Mr. Roque, the attorney representing the victim’s family, called it “a bittersweet victory” and said the penalty was “very light given the heinousness of the crime.”

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2015

Since Mary Anne never went anywhere, the punishment did not seem to compensate for the heinousness of the crime.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy