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
But it’s going to take a while for the rest of us to fully grasp the heinousness of the duplicity to which we were unwittingly subjected throughout many stages of our lives.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2018
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
