Thomas does not like to be reminded of his father's sordid past.

Can art cleanse a name tainted by a sordid past?

"Does 26 that answer your questions about my sordid past, Doctor?"

Howard had not told her about all his sordid past.

He did not seem like a man afraid that a sordid past might now come back to haunt him.

Stories showed that war work could redeem a woman with a sordid past.

Betty said, "This is the first we've ever seen of your sordid past."

They've certainly never held his sordid past against him.

But these three have their own sordid pasts to deal with as well.

He wasn't particularly interested in the future, any more than he cared about his sordid past.