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

So when you’re no longer looking at yourself through that lens of wickedness, passion and all the things that I thought were negative, now I can see how they affected me.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2024

A second person said: "The bolt challenge is paining me because it’s innocent and hardworking people on both sides that are suffering for the wickedness and thoughtlessness of other people. Really unfair."

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2024

“Does your wickedness know no bounds?” he muttered.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz