vicarious

Example Sentences

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There’s a vicarious sort of pleasure in watching somebody do something that you as a viewer think, “I’m way too smart for.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

But what happened to Colin Gray in a Georgia courtroom is an example of so-called vicarious liability.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

We get a vicarious thrill from watching the narcissist run roughshod over people's feelings or exploit others without shame.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2025

Luckily, the internet is also glitching, causing a vicarious thrill when Marty quits trying to get service and throws away his phone.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025

It was probably just peaceful despair and relief at final and complete abnegation, now that Judith was about to immolate the frustration’s vicarious recompense into the living fairy tale.

From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner