: marked by corruption or evil
a depraved attack
Examples of depraved in a Sentence
the work of depraved minds
He acted with depraved indifference to human suffering.
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And when he was done with his depraved act, Rojas did not run, according to prosecutors.
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Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025
Ontario County District Attorney James Ritts said all five suspects have all been charged with second-degree murder under the state's depraved indifference statute.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2025
June 23, 2016 Goodson found not guilty of all charges
Goodson, who faced the most serious charges of any of the six officers indicted in Gray’s arrest and death, including second-degree depraved heart murder, is found not guilty on all of them.
—Steve Earley, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2025
But reality constantly intrudes through the depraved lives of the other street people, the harsh and ugly sounds, and visits from his paying admirers.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
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Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025
Ontario County District Attorney James Ritts said all five suspects have all been charged with second-degree murder under the state's depraved indifference statute.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2025
June 23, 2016 Goodson found not guilty of all charges
Goodson, who faced the most serious charges of any of the six officers indicted in Gray’s arrest and death, including second-degree depraved heart murder, is found not guilty on all of them.
—Steve Earley, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2025
But reality constantly intrudes through the depraved lives of the other street people, the harsh and ugly sounds, and visits from his paying admirers.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Depraved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depraved. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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depraved
adjective
de·praved
di-ˈprāvd 
: marked by moral corruption or perversion as shown by a capacity for extreme and wanton physical cruelty
the depraved state of mind of the murderer
the depraved nature of the crime
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