Examples of deadly sin in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The tax drag of investments is treated as secondary or ignored altogether (not exactly envy, but it’s the only deadly sin left). — John Jennings, Forbes, 26 May 2021 The car is green, so any interior color other than brown should be considered one of the seven deadly sins. — Car and Driver, 25 Apr. 2020 And so the first domino falls in a trail that will eventually lead to multiple crimes, uncountable misdemeanors, and at least six of the seven deadly sins. — Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2020 The Enneagram itself has ancient, but murky, roots: Some adherents trace it back to a 4th century monk and the same underlying concept as the seven deadly sins. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2020 In the eyes of the drug industry, however, the Arnolds’ deadliest sin comes in the form of grants worth $19.1 million to the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review. — Lev Facher, Scientific American, 27 Nov. 2019 Robbie Williams sang at Deutsche Bank’s global equities party in 2001 while a Bloomberg event in 2000, based around the seven deadly sins, was said to have cost £1m (then nearly $1.5m). — The Economist, 1 Dec. 2019 In the eyes of the drug industry, however, the Arnolds’ deadliest sin comes in the form of grants worth $19.1 million to the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review. — Lev Facher, Scientific American, 27 Nov. 2019 These days, the seven deadly sins are not all so sinful. — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2019

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