wrongdoer

Example Sentences

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In any event the wrongdoer has a strong “incentive to do better,” whatever course the victim chooses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Lance Bombardier Davis explained that Gunner Beck "didn't want to be seen as the wrongdoer", and feared she would receive "backlash" if he lost his job as a result.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025

Like others who challenged Communist Party policy, he was largely erased from the official record, and he was sometimes painted as a wrongdoer for having spoken out.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2023

With a few keyboard clicks, the complaint itself and other reports identifying the John King campaign as the alleged wrongdoer were readily found.

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2022

It was mailed special delivery in the hope that the wrongdoer would receive it in time to repair her error before the club met on the following evening.

From Marjorie Dean High School Senior by Chase, Josephine