evilly

Example Sentences

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Alongside Carti on their collaborations “Timeless” and “Rather Lie,” Tesfaye grounded his pal’s smeary Atlanta noise with evilly pretty melody.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025

“Mockingjay” charts her entry into war, her initially reluctant usefulness as an propaganda tool and her glower of destiny, egged on by close-ups of Donald Sutherland and those evilly arched eyebrows.

From Chicago Tribune • Nov. 19, 2014

It’s not because nine justices are sitting in a room, wringing their collective hands in a menacing way while laughing evilly.

From US News • Jun. 26, 2014

And sometimes what he makes you think is that he’s fooling you into liking him, cackling evilly behind your back as he uses you without your consent for a grand, life-long art project about celebrity.

From Time • Mar. 6, 2013

“You didn’t know?” the imp said, grinning evilly.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley