devil

Example Sentences

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In “The Black Bonspiel of Willie MacCrimmon,” which was also adapted for television, a cobbler from a small town in rural Alberta strikes a deal with the devil to trade his soul for curling success.

From Los Angeles Times

“He’s been called the Christmas devil,” said Jeff Belanger, author of “The Fright Before Christmas,” a compendium of so-called “Yuletide monsters.”

From Los Angeles Times

My husband also has a daughter, with whom we had a great relationship, until she decided her dad is the devil who never did anything for her.

From MarketWatch

Nguyen told the court he had been "controlled by the devil" and had "lost control", highlighting a head injury he said he sustained after a motorcycle accident 25 years ago.

From BBC

He plays Matt as if the character were a manifestation of “the old devil sea,” one of the refrains of a play that finds maritime metaphors for all that is uncontrollable in human life.

From Los Angeles Times