wickedness
Example Sentences
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They all have a reason for the wickedness that they do.
From Slate ● Jan. 20, 2026
From then on, there was no rest for Joan, a performer whose unsparing wickedness earned her praise, loyalty and loathing.
From Salon ● May 14, 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
"It's like playing Cluedo, but being live playing it, and the wickedness," she says.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2024
Such a man presided at the examination before plea—a man so pure and good that he canceled out a lot of wickedness with his life.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
