heinousness

Example Sentences

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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

Moore’s lawyers argued in front of the state Supreme Court this month that Moore’s crime simply doesn’t rise to the level of heinousness in other death penalty cases.

From Seattle Times • May 17, 2021

It is people with bad public defenders who often wind up with these sentences, which means it wasn’t really about the heinousness of the crime.

From Slate • Jul. 16, 2020

But Ratliff recognizes that Le Roux, despite his over-the-top heinousness, is at base an uninteresting figure.

From Washington Post • Mar. 14, 2019

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