viciousness

Example Sentences

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But this candid and absorbing memoir is also a stark reminder of the corruptions of power, the uncertainties of revolution and the frequent viciousness of human nature.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

It unites the teller and those he is assured will laugh in complicity in its viciousness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

Here in Minnesota, meanwhile, many people were lamenting what the attacks on the state's politicians mean in a place that prides itself on its openness and ability to avoid the viciousness of national politics.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2025

And it’s an attempt by the truly malevolent to weaponize their dangerous ignorance, to make their viciousness normal—and to implicate all of us in their inhumanity.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2025

I loaded into my stare all the evilness, all the viciousness, I had felt since that night on Halloween.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore