Sentence examples for to heinous from inspiring English sources

That's not to say that Octavian and his fellow black soldiers are virtuous victims; they, too, descend to heinous behavior when hunger forces them ashore to forage.

I am adamantly opposed to the death penalty under any circumstances, believing it to be an immoral act of revenge and completely ineffective as a deterrent to heinous crimes.

"As an African-American who was witness to some of this nation's most shameful days during the civil rights movement, I know personally that the hatred of some of our fellow citizens can lead to heinous acts of violence.

That may be because I am a lousy clinician, but it also may be because the multitude of vectors that move someone to heinous and incomprehensible acts cannot be apprehended with the inexact instruments of diagnosis deployed by imperfect people like me.

I mean the furry scamp my partner and I have invited into our home, who has been disturbing our regular viewing schedule with a series of whelps and bodily functions, like an erratic alarm clock where the default sound is set to "heinous puddle of diarrhoea".

He said: "It is appalling that institutionalised political correctness led to the council turning a blind eye to heinous crimes.

And he also said that some of the culprits had "direct links" to the political opposition, calling on Egyptians "to stand up to these heinous crimes".

For how many centuries more will we continue to allow heinous caste crimes to go unpunished?

THE emergence of an imprisoned murderer and serial rapist who says he beat and raped the Central Park jogger seems to bring clarity to a heinous crime.

Historical facts are necessary in order to bring context to these heinous crimes, and they are surprising.

Such actions, regardless of whether they are being carried out in response to a heinous attack, amount to collective punishment, and are illegal under international law.