How to Use vile in a Sentence

vile

adjective
Definition of vilenext
Synonyms for vilenext
  • Which gives Paula the idea to be vile Candy all the time.
    — Chris Hewitt, Star Tribune, 10 Dec. 2020
  • That’s the way a state can be two ways at once — pretty and vile.
    — Seija Rankin, EW.com, 17 June 2020
  • That man is a vile, destructive force in the country and in the world.
    — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Sep. 2022
  • One of the most vile villains of all time almost wasn’t.
    — Brian McElhaney, The New Yorker, 9 June 2022
  • In Sudan mass protests led to the ejection of Omar al-Bashir, one of the world’s vilest tyrants.
    — The Economist, 18 Dec. 2019
  • To speak the word that Leonard spoke when streaming his on-line video-game play was vile.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2022
  • The posts, which the group put online, were full of the vile anti-Semitic and pro-Nazi content.
    — Ian Silverii, The Denver Post, 15 Dec. 2019
  • The speaker’s vile remarks were cheered by others in the group.
    — Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2022
  • The plot centers around a small-town beauty pageant and the great, vile lengths people will go to win.
    — Patricia Garcia, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2021
  • The floating smells of her cooking were vile, stews that smacked of potions.
    — Cynthia Ozick, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023
  • You guys should just read some of the vile comments hurled at me on a daily basis.
    — Natalie Morin, refinery29.com, 4 Feb. 2021
  • The meaty ones, though, were another story — in a word, vile.
    — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Her father infects her with ideas that are vile even by the standards of that time and place.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The fairy tale of the poor happily making music in their shanties is a vile myth.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 1 Dec. 2019
  • The world of this Great Expectations is gross and stinky and muddy and vile.
    — Phillip MacIak, The New Republic, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Everybody was supposed to let go, let all the vile stuff come up and gush out.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The Russian President’s lies about who is to blame for the conflict are vile.
    — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2023
  • From the other side, vile insults have been flung at gay people and anyone on the left.
    — Calvin Woodward, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Jan. 2022
  • There is the vile replacement theory rhetoric of the right wing.
    — Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2021
  • Since when does Fox care about vile words being heard on its airwaves?
    — BostonGlobe.com, 19 Oct. 2021
  • The reaction of course extends well beyond the vile Musk.
    — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Chief Justice Roberts' record on these matters is no less vile than Trump's.
    — Michael Arceneaux, The Week, 30 June 2021
  • Trump is doing vile and odd things on a daily, if not hourly basis.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 13 Sep. 2021
  • At speech Tuesday on ‘‘race and faith,’’ Corbyn said: ‘‘anti-Semitism in any form is vile and wrong.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 27 Nov. 2019
  • There was a bowl of the vile confection on his countertop.
    — Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker, 10 May 2021
  • But the chain of thought involved the fact that Pinochet died in complete freedom — and with the most vile and absurd impunity.
    — Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The sheriff wonders what could prompt a person to commit such vile acts.
    — Tom Nolan, WSJ, 28 Jan. 2022
  • Surely, too, there are karmic points to be won for helping a scandal die vs. helping the vile thing along.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2023
  • These days, people on both sides tell stories of being called vile names or fearing for their safety.
    — Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 7 May 2024
  • Nasty notes sent anonymously are so vile the police become involved.
    — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024

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