Example Sentences

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As Mr. McPhee notes, resurrectionists “performed the service illegally, immorally, and purely for the money, but it was a service nonetheless.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

Nunes’ attorneys claimed that Tapper insinuated that Nunes “has a depraved mind and that he acted immorally, fraudulently, unprofessionally, spread lies about Paul Pelosi, and disparaged and defamed Paul Pelosi.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2024

But the UN Secretary General António Guterres said he was "deeply concerned" about the isolation of southern Africa, adding that "the people of Africa cannot be blamed for the immorally low level of vaccinations available".

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2021

It would have more to do with whether the company had acted immorally, Mr. Blumenthal said, “not the identity of a particular Mylan executive.”

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2016

No. They call him Dandy Andy and are proud of his being a cunning old rascal; but it's all horribly, frightfully, immorally, unanswerably perfect.

From Major Barbara by Shaw, Bernard