wantonness

Example Sentences

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Acts of wantonness were not what doomed the shindig, however.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2022

The attractive materials of the first stanzas, including wantonness and wit, are debunked.

From Slate • Nov. 29, 2011

So on Monday, Ford will reveal what company officials have called an "extreme makeover," the re-invention of an emblem of boom-time excess and environmental wantonness.

From Washington Post • Jul. 22, 2010

Depending on your perspective, the movies have been agents of wantonness and amorality or upholders of old-fashioned, even outmoded values.

From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2010

He felt certain that O’Brien was about to twist the dial out of sheer wantonness.

From "1984" by George Orwell