wickedness

Example Sentences

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Playing a childless, vain, pitch-perfect vision of Los Angeles’ wickedness in “Maps to the Stars,” Julianne Moore mothered so hard she almost separated California right down the San Andreas fault line.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

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

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2026

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

Yet he joined to his wickedness such strength of mind and body, that when he entered upon a military career, he rose through the ranks to become praetor of Syracuse.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli