sordid
Example Sentences
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Long before his role in the Epstein case came to light, Brunel already had a sordid reputation in the fashion world.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
Bridger was described by those who knew him as "always confident, courteous and charming" but when police seized his computer, a sordid secret was revealed.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
The best evidence of that sordid policy comes from Kissinger’s own National Security Council files, including near-verbatim transcripts of his face-to-face negotiations with communist leaders.
From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025
Yet the boy’s yearning for family outweighs his sordid circumstances.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
“I’ve taken all this time with you because I honestly believe that you have promise. Now that we’ve talked things out, I’m sure you’ll stop writing those sordid little stories.”
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
Vocabulary lists containing sordid
1984
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Grade 12, List 2
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Heart of Darkness
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