Sentences with 'pernicious'
Example sentences and phrases with the word pernicious and other words derived from it.
• « The basic argument that underpinned Enlightenment thought is that reason is universal and inherent in humans, and that if society could shed the pernicious patterns of tradition, superstition and ignorance, humanity would naturally arrive at a harmonious society. »
• « The growth of science, the pernicious development of pseudo-science and the cultural struggles that raged in European society occurred simultaneously, resulting in a general sense of disruption and uncertainty at the dawn of the 20th century. »