wanton - use in sentences
Object
- destruction: We made it clear that we care about wanton destruction.
- boy: As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods: They kill us for their sport.
- vandalism: We've lost enough bothies as it is over the years without more now going to wanton vandalism.
Modifies a noun
- destruction: History does not record the reaction of volatile Simon to the wanton destruction of the roof of his house!
- cruelty: Our campaign has always focussed on ending wanton cruelty to Britain's wild mammals - perpetrated in the name of sport.
- vandalism: It is wanton vandalism to develop the Dee House site.
- disregard: Figures are rendered with wanton disregard for anatomy or accurate animation.
- killing: For instance, as well as the wanton killing, the other characters will now spew blood when shot or injured.
- slaughter: Seeing the sights of wanton slaughter, To another bloody tour across the water.
Modifying Another Word
- not: These attacks, however, are not wanton and are not delivered against the civilian population, although non-combatants are inevitably killed in them.
- about: We made it clear that we care about wanton destruction.
Used with adjective complement
- grow: We find that in chapter 5. Certain of them were growing wanton against Christ.
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