TURPITUDE in a Sentence
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Example sentences for TURPITUDE, such as:
1. A visitor may be denied admittance to this country if she has been guilty of moral turpitude.
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Meanings and Examples of TURPITUDE
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turpitude
n. depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act
Classic Sentence:
1 As for the moral turpitude that man unveiled to me, even with tears of penitence, I cannot, even in memory, dwell on it without a start of horror.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context Highlight In CHAPTER DR. LANYON'S NARRATIVE
Context Highlight In CHAPTER DR. LANYON'S NARRATIVE
2 There are instances of bravery ignored and obstinate, which defend themselves step by step in that fatal onslaught of necessities and turpitudes.
Example Sentence:
1 A visitor may be denied admittance to this country if she has been guilty of moral turpitude.