How to Use debauchery in a Sentence

debauchery

noun
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  • He recalled the evening's debaucheries with regret.
  • He later regretted the debauchery of his youth.
  • The debauchery came to a close in 1961, but reminders are all around.
    — Caroline Eubanks, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2022
  • The evening of debauchery would likely have been worth your time, though.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2024
  • More than the debauchery, the concern was all the trash and other waste the event generates.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 10 June 2020
  • Watch the original movie's trailer for a taste of the debauchery to come.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 26 Oct. 2022
  • This is a place known for trash and debauchery, and yet in walks gravitas and class?
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Rooney plays a small role as Mr. Louis, who runs a house of debauchery favored by Mr. Hyde.
    — Greg Mellen, Orange County Register, 8 Feb. 2017
  • But according to the parents of the students who went, the party seemed to be one of debauchery.
    — Li Cohen, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The cast stayed at a motel, where the debauchery rivaled the film’s toga party.
    — Bruce Fretts, New York Times, 1 May 2018
  • No to the debauchery of the public mind, No to personal malice nursed and fed . .
    — Kevin Baker, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2020
  • One wonders what these small-town teens make of the debauchery that surrounds them.
    — New York Times, 22 July 2022
  • The result: an inky, lived-in black liner look that only hints at the debauchery from the night before.
    — Karina Hoshikawa, Allure, 5 May 2019
  • By all means, hang that wine glass on a lanyard around your neck and join the debauchery until hour five of the Grand Tasting for a cool $225.
    — Carlos Frías, miamiherald, 21 Feb. 2018
  • What should be a night of fun and youthful debauchery instead takes a dark and deadly turn.
    — Clark Collis, EW.com, 20 Sep. 2019
  • Bangkok, Southeast Asia’s pearl of spice and debauchery.
    — Vincent Crampton, OrlandoSentinel.com, 6 May 2018
  • But that doesn't quite convey the machismo, the serious drugs, the hedonism, the wild debauchery of the life.
    — Deirdre Donahue, USA TODAY, 8 June 2018
  • Amid the debauchery of the milieu, ugly incidents presage the Nazi takeover.
    — Celia Wren, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2019
  • There’s even one called The Hangover Club, which sends over a bag of saline and electrolytes to help ease off a night of excessive debauchery.
    — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2018
  • Still, there was an omnipresent cloud of weed in the air but little in the extent of noticeable debauchery.
    — Michelle Lhooq, latimes.com, 7 Mar. 2018
  • They're also filled with lurid tales of excess and debauchery.
    — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2021
  • Following the debaucheries of the male Hanoverians, the court of the 18-year-old maiden was hailed as a model of propriety.
    — Elizabeth Lowry, WSJ, 4 May 2018
  • The event was the last stop on a marathon festival circuit of premieres, panels and late-night yacht debauchery.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 24 May 2023
  • Colin takes a break from the transportation beat to capture the best of infield debauchery.
    — Baltimore Sun, baltimoresun.com, 15 May 2018
  • Stop in and cheers to another year of Wednesday night debauchery.
    — San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Apr. 2018
  • The book: Monty never wants to settle down, preferring to spend his nights - and days - full of debauchery and vice.
    — Judith Utz, Teen Vogue, 20 June 2017
  • Olson auditioned and won the part, which was then reworked to match the debauchery of the male characters.
    — New York Times, 26 Nov. 2021
  • Take solace in knowing your night of debauchery didn't lead to a tiger pacing in your bathroom.
    — Ew Staff Updated, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Antibes The decadence and debauchery of the roaring '20s is still palpable at Eden Roc, the playground of the jeunesse dorée.
    — Marissa Hermer, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2023
  • The place becomes the setting for middle-aged hipster debauchery, and one night there’s a party.
    — Christian Lorentzen, New Republic, 5 July 2017

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