sadism
Example Sentences
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Chiarella takes time between bouts of danger to show affection and intimacy that, in defiance of teen-slasher formula, isn’t immediately penalized with sadism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
Feeding this public appetite for sadism has been an animating feature of Noem’s DHS.
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2026
The boys and men - whom Ms Barrett calls "crimefluencers" - subscribe to a variety of ideologies, including including nihilism, sadism, Nazism and satanism.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2025
Of course we’ll free the hostages, we hate sadism!
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
I don't know who invented the template for the standard writing workshop, but whoever it was seems to have struck the perfect balance between sadism and masochism.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
