fiendishly
Example Sentences
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But he knew the significance of the mile, a distance more relatable to a broad audience than, say, the marathon—and yet, fiendishly difficult to run quickly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Bown and Keynes dip into the world of “preppers” to make a pointed observation: knowing when a genuine crisis is coming, and when to build or draw down strategic reserves, is fiendishly hard for governments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Imelda Marcos’ fetish for fiendishly expensive shoes was a running gag in the 1980s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026
Nothing else explains why Celtic, so much better than Rangers last season, found it so fiendishly difficult to get the better of them.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2025
It looked like a relatively simple problem—but it was fiendishly difficult to build a simple model.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
