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How to use wrongdoing in a sentence

18 example sentences · noun

Wrongdoing means violation of standards of behavior. Example: “A Chinese proverb goes, "He who commits wrongdoing repeatedly will come to no good end."”

Examples of wrongdoing by meaning

nounViolation of standards of behavior.

  • A Chinese proverb goes, "He who commits wrongdoing repeatedly will come to no good end."

nounAn instance of doing wrong.

  • I said that some ancient stories suggested that those who were unrighteous or who had committed wrongdoings were more susceptible to plagues or disasters.2020 February 24, “Family and Friends Treasure Falun Dafa Information in the Face of Novel Coronavirus Epidemic”, in Minghui

More sentences with wrongdoing

  • The news report was screened because it accused the politician of wrongdoing.From the entry screen
  • In response to the first item, we deny all wrongdoing.From the entry item
  • There is no proof of premeditated or grossly negligent wrongdoing.From the entry premeditated
  • I think when you're refuting accusations of wrongdoing, seriositude is the way to go.2015, March 10. John Cole, "Hill's Presser", Balloon-juice.com. Comment by user "Bystander". From the entry seriositude
  • It looks and smells like an apology, but acknowledges no wrongdoing.2010 October 20, Belinda Luscombe, “Thank You, Ginni Thomas”, in Time. From the entry fauxpology
  • Therein lies his unwillingness to cooperate, and his potential for further wrongdoing.2003 February 11, Dave, “OT: Blair plagarizes, Powell quotes and praises it?”, in alt.guitar.amps (Usenet), archived from the original on…. From the entry pardonnez mon français
  • I believe that this man is repentant for his wrongdoings.2013, Valorie Cunningham, Choices, FriesenPress, →ISBN. From the entry repentant
  • The Aussie gloveman hit back yesterday saying the accusations were worse than any wrongdoing he was alleged to have committed.2009 February 3, Richard Earle, “Btrad Haddin hits back at Daniel Vettori dig”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 05 Feb 2009. From the entry gloveman
  • The accused are only the latest in a string of alleged bagmen, vote-riggers and ward-heelers charged with wrongdoing.2006 September 15, James Graff, “In France, a Vintage Chirac Scandal is Uncorked”, in Time. From the entry bagman
  • They will engage in more and more wrongdoing.2006, Yeshe Gyamtso, Nyima Tashi, →ISBN, page 73. From the entry wrong-minded
  • I know I have not done anything wrong, so I am confident that I will be cleared of any wrongdoing.”1989 December 5, Lisa A. Gray, “SGA President To Face Campus Disciplinary Hearing”, in Lisa A. Gray, editor, BCC Communicator, number 3…. From the entry damned if one does, and damned if one doesn't
  • The processes used are intended to allow the person to cognite on his sins or wrongdoings and change his ways.1963 February 11, C. C. Morley, “[Letter to Edward V. Long]”, in Invasions of Privacy (Government Agencies): Hearings Before the…. From the entry cognite
  • It is extremely difficult to prove cheating in over-the-board chess and there is no evidence of wrongdoing on Niemann’s part at the event.2022 September 7, Sean Ingle, “Magnus Carlsen leaves Sinquefield Cup amid Niemann chess ‘cheating’ furore”, in The Guardian. From the entry over-the-board
  • The head of the administration (the emperor in the past) would then issue an edict to sincerely repent and correct his wrongdoings.2020 March 24, Qing Zhu, Zhang Ming, “Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, China Faces Plague of Locusts”, in Minghui. From the entry pest
  • At least 99 percent of murderers are aZeusists—they do not believe in Zeus—yet no one suggests that this non-belief somehow causes their wrongdoing.2010, Jack Bowen, If You Can Read This: The Philosophy of Bumper Stickers, page 100. From the entry azeusist
  • As in society as a whole, the masses have to suffer because of the wrongdoings or the willingness to wrongdo of the few.1980, United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging, Medicare Oversight. From the entry wrongdo

Meaning of wrongdoing

  1. noun Violation of standards of behavior.
  2. noun An instance of doing wrong.

Full definition of wrongdoing

Questions about wrongdoing in a sentence

How do you use wrongdoing in a sentence?
Wrongdoing is used as a noun. For example: “A Chinese proverb goes, "He who commits wrongdoing repeatedly will come to no good end."”
What is a short sentence with wrongdoing?
“They will engage in more and more wrongdoing.”
What does wrongdoing mean?
Wrongdoing means violation of standards of behavior.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: wrongdoing (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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