perniciousness

Example Sentences

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Racism won’t end until parents — and children — see prejudice, recognize its perniciousness and unravel the system that fuels it.

From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2021

“MSCHF intended to comment on the absurdity of the collaboration culture practiced by some brands, and about the perniciousness of intolerance,” Mr. Bernstein said in an emailed statement.

From Washington Times • Apr. 9, 2021

Bremmer said that the criticism of Buttigieg really just “shows perniciousness in an attempt to smear the guy”.

From The Guardian • Jan. 27, 2020

But the perniciousness of poverty lies, in part, in the decisions it forces people to make.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 4, 2017

The instability of life and happiness was forcibly illustrated, as well as the perniciousness of error.

From Edgar Huntly or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker by Brown, Charles Brockden