diabolical

Example Sentences

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Product designers are coming up with novel ways to rouse deep sleepers that border on diabolical, including clocks that deliver 300-volt electric shocks and donate snoozers’ money to charity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

The promise remains dazzling and deliciously diabolical enough for adherents to forget that deals with the devil always come with a hidden, inescapable price tag.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025

The student said the incident had had "a diabolical impact" on her.

From BBC • Jul. 29, 2025

It’s less stupid, for starters, and more diabolical.

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025

I think about the bartenders, and wonder what diabolical things they'll be putting into my cocktail.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman