Example Sentences

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But five years after a razor-thin vote made alcohol sales legal, some residents were turned off by the restaurant’s flagrancy.

From Washington Post • Nov. 20, 2019

For this reason, the flagrancy of Ford’s threat caught many off-guard.

From The Guardian • Nov. 18, 2018

“These unprecedented figures appropriately reflect the conspiracy’s breathtaking flagrancy, its systemic reach and its significant impact,” Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch said.

From New York Times • May 24, 2015

I recognize the flagrancy of such unchecked capitalism and still, I read these articles with tempered delight.

From Salon • Sep. 6, 2013

The principal cause of the Reformation was the general corruption of the Church and the flagrancy of its oppression.

From A History of Freedom of Thought by Bury, J. B. (John Bagnell)