Example Sentences

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These winning, down-on-their-luck characters inject enough charm into the movie to counteract the sleaziness of the trope, although their victims are grieving elderly women, a uniquely vulnerable cohort.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2024

“I suggest that clients compel the extortionist to commit to his sleaziness, which puts him on the defensive.”

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2019

He added that there's also a standard of what in other industries might be seen as sleaziness that's normalized in music, and even expected.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2018

Starring Elle Fanning and Ben Foster, the story combines the bleak sleaziness of Pizzolatto's worldview with a tenderness that comes from Laurent and her performers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2018

Maybe not, but no matter how much certain displays of sleaziness may shock the pundits of social media, the public is surprisingly forgiving.

From Washington Post • Oct. 17, 2016