wickedness

Example Sentences

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They all have a reason for the wickedness that they do.

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2026

Hutton appeared before Belfast Magistrates' Court for sentencing on Thursday, where District Judge Francis Rafferty described her act as one of "abject wickedness".

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

Good is not assured victory over evil in Shakespeare, though wickedness sets in motion those forces that will hasten the end of its ride.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025

In the book Baum merely set her wickedness as antipodal to Dorothy Gale’s pluck and goodness.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2024

When time passed and the animals had evidently not starved to death, Frederick and Pilkmgton changed their tune and began to talk of the terrible wickedness that now flourished on Animal Farm.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell