diabolical

Example Sentences

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In later works by Christie and others, diabolical deeds increasingly transpired in villages, hotels, trains, planes, boats and locked rooms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

The diabolical move from Riley would pay off.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2025

She said: "We've seen the worst care homes - diabolical homes - and they're not inspected for two or three years."

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

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

And yet one might assume strict, conservative, diabolical monsters with foreign accents raised me.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi