Example Sentences

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It unites the teller and those he is assured will laugh in complicity in its viciousness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

Here in Minnesota, meanwhile, many people were lamenting what the attacks on the state's politicians mean in a place that prides itself on its openness and ability to avoid the viciousness of national politics.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2025

“The guy was just a beast. I mean, he hit with a viciousness that was, like, Damn.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2024

That is not separate from his viciousness, it actually colors it.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2023

He came out of reform school as innocent of viciousness as he was of fractions and long division.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck