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

An independent review led by Richard Horwell QC, published in July 2017, concluded that: "It is human failings that brought about the collapse of the trial, not wickedness."

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2024

The two, the Queen and her lover, had reason to know that wickedness cannot be ended by wickedness.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton