Example sentences for: debauchery

How can you use “debauchery” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The Temple of Saturn doubled as state treasury and center of the December debauchery known as the Saturnalia, pagan precursor of Christmas.

  • Listed like that, it's clear that our rock 'n' rollers have compiled a sadly unimaginative roster of debauchery, largely relying on sex and drugs--those two tired horses of the dissolution troika.

  • A particularly talented Reverend Pecksniff actually averted the destruction of his empire with a tele-tearful explanation that his debauchery was sacrificial and in the line of duty: It was on-the-job training for hand-to-hand combat with the devil!, he explained.

  • Our favorite soap operas seem to be about dynasties; generations handing down traditions of abuse and debauchery of various kinds.

  • For more than a month, Clinton's debauchery and deceit have consumed journalists' attention.


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