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How to use heinous in a sentence

11 example sentences · adjective

Heinous means totally reprehensible. Example: “I hope they catch the person responsible for that heinous crime.”

Examples of heinous by meaning

adjectiveTotally reprehensible.

  • I hope they catch the person responsible for that heinous crime.
  • The perpetrators of this heinous act must be brought to justice.
  • Perhaps burdened by the weight of history, talk of the heinous 2-2 draw in 2002, or the magnitude of the fixture, Scotland seemed spooked in the early throes.2021 October 12, Jamie Lyall, “Faroe Islands 0-1 Scotland”, in BBC Sport

More sentences with heinous

  • The convicted felon asked for leniency, but because the crime was so heinous the judge refused and gave the maximum sentence.From the entry leniency
  • It removes culpability from any distortion and makes anything, no matter how heinous, a complete accident.2009, Armando Iannucci, The Audacity of Hype. From the entry misdrive
  • The more heinous and violent the crime, the greater the gifts.1994, Jenifer Levin, Water dancer. From the entry begifting
  • Acid throwing is one of the heinous activities occurred by angry youths out of denial of proposal for love.1999, AKM Ahsan Ullah, Abdar Rahman, Munira Murshed, “Dwellers and Their Vulnerabilities”, in Poverty and Migration: Slums of Dhaka City…. From the entry vindictivity
  • “Art thou not sorry for these heinous deeds?” Lucius asks, idiotlike, after Aaron has described in savory detail the grisly murders he’s arranged.2011 December 13, Charles Isherwood, “I Wouldn’t Touch That Pie, if I Were You”, in The New York Times. From the entry idiotlike
  • Situated in Mycenae, the Atreids were a brutal and competitive bunch; they worked hard to outdo each other with generation after generation of heinous crimes.2010, Chiron the Centaur, The Mythic Warrior's Handbook, page 28. From the entry Atreid
  • The most heinous cigarette smoke blower, the No. 1 criminal in this line, is Arthur Godfrey, who is in the hire of Chesterfield.1955, Max Wylie, Clear Channels, page 25. From the entry smoke blower
  • Tout le monde is now saying these particular trans fats are so completely and utterly heinous for our tickers and arteries that lard is starting to look good again.2005 August 29, New York Observer. From the entry tout le monde

Meaning of heinous

  1. adjective Totally reprehensible.
  2. adjective Bad, evil or villainous.

Full definition of heinous

Questions about heinous in a sentence

How do you use heinous in a sentence?
Heinous is used as an adjective. For example: “I hope they catch the person responsible for that heinous crime.”
What is a short sentence with heinous?
“I hope they catch the person responsible for that heinous crime.”
What does heinous mean?
Heinous means totally reprehensible.

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