sacrilegiously
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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It has clams — sometimes still in their shell — plus, some would say sacrilegiously, pecorino Romano cheese, along with garlic, dried chile, and perhaps oregano or parsley.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 23, 2023
“That team was exciting that year, obviously led by Scottie and Toni Kukoc,” Wade said, forgetting Horace Grant and, sacrilegiously, Coach Phil Jackson.
From New York Times ● Oct. 29, 2014
At this time we used to receive letters from him not infrequently; he sent me the "Luck of Apemama," which he sacrilegiously purchased from its holder.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) by Andrew Lang
The engagement had been to Andy a sacrosanct thing; it was now sacrilegiously defaced by the hands of the two most bound to guard it.
From Second String by Anthony Hope
I may also add; that I should be very willing to restore the brass to its original site, did I know the spot from whence it has been sacrilegiously torn.
From Notes and Queries, Number 09, December 29, 1849 by Various
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