Example sentences for: evils

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

  • He wasn't telling the committee any names it didn't know; as an immigrant, he was eager to demonstrate his patriotism; he was faced with a choice of two evils.

  • Nor do I think there is or was any faint comparison between the evils the U.S. sponsored during the Cold War (and the U.S. undoubtedly sponsored some) and what the Soviets did.

  • The Greek myth of Pandora's box is one that most of us recall vaguely: though Pandora was told not to open that box, of course she did--at which point all manner of evils flew out, making our world one of pestilence, famine, death, and destruction.

  • An accompanying piece says schools waste huge amounts of time indoctrinating students about tobacco's evils.

  • At this point, poor Mickey can either bid $21 to get $20 (accepting a $1 loss) or drop out and pay $19 for nothing; he opts for the lesser of two evils and bids $21.


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