How to Use debauchery in a Sentence
debauchery
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That penchant for verisimilitude can run up against Industry’s delight in debauchery simply on a logistical level.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 5 June 2024
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The debauchery came to a close in 1961, but reminders are all around.
—Caroline Eubanks, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2022
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The evening of debauchery would likely have been worth your time, though.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2024
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More than the debauchery, the concern was all the trash and other waste the event generates.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 10 June 2020
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Watch the original movie's trailer for a taste of the debauchery to come.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 26 Oct. 2022
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This is a place known for trash and debauchery, and yet in walks gravitas and class?
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2022
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Rooney plays a small role as Mr. Louis, who runs a house of debauchery favored by Mr. Hyde.
—Greg Mellen, Orange County Register, 8 Feb. 2017
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But according to the parents of the students who went, the party seemed to be one of debauchery.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2022
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The cast stayed at a motel, where the debauchery rivaled the film’s toga party.
—Bruce Fretts, New York Times, 1 May 2018
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No to the debauchery of the public mind, No to personal malice nursed and fed . .
—Kevin Baker, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2020
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One wonders what these small-town teens make of the debauchery that surrounds them.
—New York Times, 22 July 2022
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The result: an inky, lived-in black liner look that only hints at the debauchery from the night before.
—Karina Hoshikawa, Allure, 5 May 2019
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By all means, hang that wine glass on a lanyard around your neck and join the debauchery until hour five of the Grand Tasting for a cool $225.
—Carlos Frías, miamiherald, 21 Feb. 2018
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What should be a night of fun and youthful debauchery instead takes a dark and deadly turn.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 20 Sep. 2019
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Bangkok, Southeast Asia’s pearl of spice and debauchery.
—Vincent Crampton, OrlandoSentinel.com, 6 May 2018
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But that doesn't quite convey the machismo, the serious drugs, the hedonism, the wild debauchery of the life.
—Deirdre Donahue, USA TODAY, 8 June 2018
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Amid the debauchery of the milieu, ugly incidents presage the Nazi takeover.
—Celia Wren, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2019
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But before the pandemic, most of the debauchery was saved for afterward in the hot tub.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
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There’s even one called The Hangover Club, which sends over a bag of saline and electrolytes to help ease off a night of excessive debauchery.
—Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2018
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Still, there was an omnipresent cloud of weed in the air but little in the extent of noticeable debauchery.
—Michelle Lhooq, latimes.com, 7 Mar. 2018
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They're also filled with lurid tales of excess and debauchery.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2021
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Following the debaucheries of the male Hanoverians, the court of the 18-year-old maiden was hailed as a model of propriety.
—Elizabeth Lowry, WSJ, 4 May 2018
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The event was the last stop on a marathon festival circuit of premieres, panels and late-night yacht debauchery.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 24 May 2023
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Colin takes a break from the transportation beat to capture the best of infield debauchery.
—Baltimore Sun, baltimoresun.com, 15 May 2018
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Stop in and cheers to another year of Wednesday night debauchery.
—San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Apr. 2018
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The book: Monty never wants to settle down, preferring to spend his nights - and days - full of debauchery and vice.
—Judith Utz, Teen Vogue, 20 June 2017
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Olson auditioned and won the part, which was then reworked to match the debauchery of the male characters.
—New York Times, 26 Nov. 2021
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Take solace in knowing your night of debauchery didn't lead to a tiger pacing in your bathroom.
—Ew Staff Updated, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2023
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Antibes The decadence and debauchery of the roaring '20s is still palpable at Eden Roc, the playground of the jeunesse dorée.
—Marissa Hermer, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2023
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Before season four starts streaming (launching with the first three episodes), here is THR’s look back at season three so viewers will be caught up when the new debauchery begins.
—Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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