sordidness

Example Sentences

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Despite the pungent combination of brevity and sordidness, the actors acquit themselves by finding candid portrayals of the condemned classmates.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2024

But on “Housewives”? This level of sordidness is not what viewers are here for.

From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2023

But you can have a good story without easy sordidness.

From Salon • Dec. 10, 2022

The dining room was a festive place, but the kitchen was almost Dickensian in its sordidness and gloom.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 18, 2019

Don't think of this as a bit of sordidness creeping in.

From Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories by Ashe, Elizabeth