devilish

Example Sentences

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Unfortunately, the shattering beauty of the music is sometimes swallowed in the devilish din.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

How wordplay and devilish games of deduction can be as satisfying to the soul as a song.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

And Universal's horror sequel "Black Phone 2," once again starring Ethan Hawke as a devilish villain, came in fifth place at $2.7 million.

From Barron's • Nov. 16, 2025

Content creator and media personality Amelia Dimoldenberg never takes the easy option when it comes to dressing up for Halloween and this devilish costume certainly looks like it required some effort.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

Then with a devilish grin Joey said, “And Mr. Larson didn’t say a thing about The Landry News—like ‘You’d better not say anything else about me,’ or ‘You can just forget about making another newspaper.’

From "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements