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When the Santa Ana winds come crashing in evilly, the fronds rustle in protest and sometimes become projectiles, but in a way, it feels nice to be warned of changing conditions.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2021

“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

I managed to say it so evilly the second-year spilt his books.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell




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