bedeviled

Example Sentences

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When Paul and Gaz confront Dee, Taylor’s response is so cowardly that it’s pathetic, suggesting a spinelessness that bedeviled him long before he wound up in jail.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

He was stepping up to the plate to run against Susan Collins, the Maine Republican who has long bedeviled Democrats.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

The challenge of basing a long novel on a villain appears to have bedeviled Mr. Mahajan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

No one is predicting the same type that bedeviled the economy during the 1970s, but the signs of a problem are there all the same.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

In that bedeviled army there would be no more recruits.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli