Sever yourself from the sordid history of animal testing in smoking research.

I'd expect Bill and Hillary to play spin doctor with their sordid history.

The district has a sordid recent history of corruption.

The philosophical debate over what exactly constitutes "language" or "speech" has a long and sordid history.

Green Dam has a sordid history given its short lifespan.

AT&T's government lobbying has a long and fairly sordid history.

District 12 has a sordid history going back many years.

For a sordid history he could forgive the Mayfairs easily enough.

Given the sordid history of past military rule in Nigeria, this is a dangerous accommodation.

Yesterday was history already, and ugly, sordid history at that.