perversely

Example Sentences

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Aggrievement and isolation, perversely enough, became the glue that holds the community together.

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2025

It’s actually quite problematic that some perversely rich guys meddle in our affairs in their own way.

From Slate • Nov. 19, 2025

So maybe it’s perversely apt that the Broadway revival of the musical “Chess” should feel eye-glazingly interminable, despite a cast of thrillingly good singers in top form.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

He said that, perversely, finding the money was the easy part.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2025

Still, listening to his classmates complain, he feels perversely responsible, as if his own work were being attacked.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri