perverse
Example Sentences
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This seems to be a perverse human trait that isn’t working well for the good of the people.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
“The most perverse scenario … is a further equities grind sideways to slightly down, but no crash/no shocks,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026
Judge John Dodd KC told Wood Green Crown Court that Chan was a "perverse and depraved" man who had "clearly lost all sense of moral compass".
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
Swenson may be a step slower in this regard, but he plays it perfectly by accentuating the delight Sweeney takes in the merriment of Mrs. Lovett’s perverse rhyming game.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026
The kind ones recognize, somewhere deep inside their starched uniforms, that there is something perverse about what they're doing.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing perverse
Romeo and Juliet
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The Balcony Scene from "Romeo and Juliet"
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