sordid Sentence Examples

  1. The sordid neighborhood was filled with dilapidated buildings and poverty-stricken residents.
  2. The politician's sordid affair threatened to derail his career.
  3. The crime scene was a sordid mess of blood and violence.
  4. The divorce proceedings revealed a sordid tale of infidelity and deception.
  5. The magazine exposé painted a sordid portrait of the celebrity's private life.
  6. The documentary exposed the sordid underbelly of the drug trade.
  7. The sordid rumors about the company's CEO were eventually proven true.
  8. The detective uncovered a sordid web of corruption within the police department.
  9. The sordid details of the scandal made it difficult to believe the accused's claims of innocence.
  10. The historian sought to unravel the sordid history of the town's founding.

sordid Meaning

Wordnet

sordid (s)

morally degraded

unethical or dishonest

foul and run-down and repulsive

meanly avaricious and mercenary

FAQs About the word sordid

morally degraded, unethical or dishonest, foul and run-down and repulsive, meanly avaricious and mercenary

black, dirty, dusty, blackened, nasty,filthy, stained, muddy,messy, begrimed

orderly, limpid, pure, orderly, cleanly, ultraclean, clear, neat, spotless, tidy

The sordid neighborhood was filled with dilapidated buildings and poverty-stricken residents.

The politician's sordid affair threatened to derail his career.

The crime scene was a sordid mess of blood and violence.

The divorce proceedings revealed a sordid tale of infidelity and deception.