Etymology
Origin of wickedness
Example Sentences
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They all have a reason for the wickedness that they do.
From Slate • Jan. 20, 2026
So when you’re no longer looking at yourself through that lens of wickedness, passion and all the things that I thought were negative, now I can see how they affected me.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2024
A second person said: "The bolt challenge is paining me because it’s innocent and hardworking people on both sides that are suffering for the wickedness and thoughtlessness of other people. Really unfair."
From BBC • Aug. 23, 2024
Whatever supernatural elements we thought we saw may have been an extension of Rust and Marty Hart’s absorption into the disconcerting wickedness corrupting everything, or just distracting woo-woo.
From Salon • Feb. 5, 2024
He enjoyed eavesdropping on verbal swordplay that had edge, and even wickedness.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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