viciousness

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

“If I purposely mispronounced your name, that would probably not be appropriate,” Boykin tried to explain, before Dyson added, “You’re normalizing that kind of viciousness, man. You’re disrespecting the woman.”

From Salon • Aug. 16, 2024

But, she added: "Part of the genius of the original Mean Girls was how it captured the downright viciousness of teenage girls, and some of that predatory bite has been muzzled here."

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2024

“The guy was just a beast. I mean, he hit with a viciousness that was, like, Damn.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2024

I had seen enough to know the viciousness these people demanded, and I needed them to want me.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken