Sentence examples for heinous character from inspiring English sources

"The heinous character of this act and the solidarity that's been expressed by world leaders has probably put him in a difficult position," he said How seriously will Russia be taking this vote?

"The crimes of Kaing Guek Eav were of a particularly shocking and heinous character based on the number of people who were proven to have been killed," the judge said.

The typical Augustinian answer appeals to the seriousness or the heinous character of even the most minor offense against God.

Maybe -- this is exactly what we deserve because we keep on voting for these same heinous characters posing as governmental officials.

Bates's LaLaurie is a testament to the fact that heinous characters and entertaining TV don't have to be mutually exclusive.

In 1938 Mauriac turned to writing plays, beginning auspiciously with Asmodée (performed 1937), in which the hero is a heinous, domineering character who controls weaker souls.

"As heinous a character as he is, he never lies," says Assante of the complex criminal, whom he plays with great ethnic flourish, stealing scenes from stars Nick Nolte and Timothy Hutton.

"This was a heinous case," she said.

'They get dirty real quick.' I nod, distractedly, my thoughts suddenly hijacked by foul imaginings about the various heinous uses a character in a Chuck Palahniuk story might find for a pink fluffy gerbil.

What you can do in movies -- what I did in 'Weight of Water' -- is have the characters commit heinous acts, and you can feel sympathy for them, sympathy for marginal acts".

At one point, Johnson's character can perform the most heinous act; the next: you kind of just want to give this poor sap a hug.