diabolical

Example Sentences

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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

After that fall, each bout of sickness or medical procedure causes a cruel chain reaction, like a diabolical Rube Goldberg machine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

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

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025

There was a sinister and unlikely coincidence exposed that was too diabolical in implication to be anything less than the most hideous of omens.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller