despicably
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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"There are no excuses for what I did, nor can I adequately explain why I acted on these impulses so despicably at that time."
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2024
Everybody's favorite despicably dark HBO satire has topped Emmy nominations with 27 nods including a history making three-way lead actor nomination for Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong and Kieran Culkin.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2023
But some companies certainly have behaved despicably regarding opioids, and if they committed fraud, or malpractice, or false advertising, or marketed defective products, they should be sued under laws against those specific behaviors.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 17, 2021
Why does Amazon treat it's workers so despicably?
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2018
The chaplain shook his head, feeling despicably remiss because he did not know how to delegate responsibility and had no initiative, and because he really had been tempted to disagree with the colonel.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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