Example sentences for: depravity

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

  • Conversion narratives--tales of evil, reactionary, or addicted people who reform--share one complicating trait: Their protagonists tend to be more compelling in the throes of their particular depravity than after they "come to their senses."

  • This area, known as Storyville, became a legend in its own time, where the mixture of glamour, depravity, and color in the local brothels attracted almost every visiting celebrity, and where saloon drinkers, gamblers, and rakes waiting their turn could tap their feet to a developing style of music — jazz.

  • It's easy to interpret this as popular depravity, but the matter is not so simple.

  • New York, the very symbol of godless depravity, is perfectly average when it comes to extralegal slaughter.

  • "Hand me that cigar, big boy," she said, hoisting up her skirt, wallowing in all the depravity he taught her, "and let's see if we can light your fire!"


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