deviltry

Example Sentences

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The mildly disastrous consequences of Eddie’s deviltry predictably set up the big moment at the end of the show in which Ward or June Cleaver would distill an important Life Lesson from the experience.

From Washington Post

Why does Dirk — clearly an evil mastermind on the rise — care so much about his wishy-washy, rather inept partner in deviltry?

From Washington Post

Adapted by McQueen and novelist Gillian Flynn from a British television series, “Widows” faithfully obeys the most visceral beats of a classic caper flick, with none of the genre’s playfulness or light-footed deviltry.

From Washington Post

The press of other workaday news stories, plus added reports of White House deviltry, overshadow the scandal brewing in the public school system of our nation’s capital.

From Washington Post

What’s not to love about the team that used to be an emblem of deviltry and dysfunction?

From New York Times