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as in degradation
a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior regards the widespread acceptance of gambling as another sign of the depravity of today's society
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as in corruption
immoral conduct or practices harmful or offensive to society a section of the city long known as den of depravity
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as in sinfulness
the state or quality of being utterly evil the depravity of the demons and devils in many tales of horror
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Recent Examples of depravity Levinson also chooses shock value too often, leaning toward depravity in the third episode. —
Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026 And it’s certainly not defined solely by the depravity of drug cartel men with rifles and armored SUVs. —Andy Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026 The depth of his depravity is beyond the pale. —Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2026 With each new release of documents, flight logs and testimony, the public is confronted with not just the depravity of one man, but with the social orbit that surrounded him. —Kaitlyn Buss, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for depravity
Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026 And it’s certainly not defined solely by the depravity of drug cartel men with rifles and armored SUVs. —Andy Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026 The depth of his depravity is beyond the pale. —Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2026 With each new release of documents, flight logs and testimony, the public is confronted with not just the depravity of one man, but with the social orbit that surrounded him. —Kaitlyn Buss, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for depravity
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The Supreme Court handed a win Friday to oil and gas companies fighting lawsuits over coastal land loss and environmental degradation in Louisiana.— Lindsay Whitehurst, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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The Supreme Court handed a win Friday to oil and gas companies fighting lawsuits over coastal land loss and environmental degradation in Louisiana.— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
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The causes of displacement are largely attributed to political conflict, corruption, violence and economic hardship, including widespread poverty.— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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Though the official inquest failed to determine whether Zac jumped to escape danger or to kill himself, The New Yorker’s Keefe winds up blaming the death on the corruption of London in recent decades by oligarchs, con men, and international criminals.— The Week US, TheWeek, 21 Apr. 2026
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Denver author Josiah Hesse was raised by Evangelical parents in churches that believe in the torments of hell, that their poverty is due to their sinfulness and lack of faith.— Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
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This lawless crew shares dramaturgical DNA with the vice figures from medieval morality plays, personifications of sinfulness who would confide their schemes to the audience and make theatergoers their co-conspirators in a riveting game that obviously left its mark on a young Shakespeare.— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2026
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The galley starts directly next to the lounge with an available 90-L Isotherm door fridge/freezer and extends down the passenger sidewall with a countertop with inbuilt sin and available portable induction cooktop.— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2026
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For Nikolas Indigo, the road to freedom was lined with warnings against a life of sin.— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
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On one side, a satanic figure named Randall Flagg who gathers his forces of badness to Las Vegas; on the other, the good guys, led by 108-year-old Mother Abigail in, of all places, Boulder.— Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
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The show premiered over Thanksgiving weekend, when people were tired and full and bored (and probably also horny), and countered our world’s unceasing badness with its world’s buoyant sweetness.— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
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And for Michael Kosta, who made the best argument for alternative energy this Earth Day, getting Ryan to riff on the evils of crypto was a true get.— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
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This new game sends you on an epic quest to save your Spark companions and defeat the evil that’s threatening your friends.— BestReviews, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
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While many right-wing politicos take issue with Fuentes’ most polarizing positions, such as skepticism about the atrocities committed during the Holocaust, highly influential conservatives including Tucker Carlson have taken an interest in at least some of his views.— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
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The counterargument is that the world is filled with so many visible atrocities right now that a make-believe movie poster seems like the least of our problems.— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026
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Following this tendency might finally cure us not only of indigestion but also the ancient immorality of eating other organisms.— Big Think, Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
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Consider this evilmeister’s brazen acts of treason and revenge, unbounded deceit, swinish immorality and negative role modeling.— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Depravity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/depravity. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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