sinister
Example Sentences
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“We would interpret the correction signal activation as warning of a potential further short-term correction in the S&P 500 to test the 200-day moving average support, rather than anything more sinister for now.”
From MarketWatch
“I think it’s now clear that it’s not just about bad-mouthing her in the press or manipulating judicial process to ensure she never gets paid, but something a lot more sinister,” Manasserian said.
From Los Angeles Times
Horning suspected something more sinister was at play.
Miriam is vivacious and energetic but dogged by an unexplained sin from her earlier life—a sin that vests itself in the sinister person of her “model.”
He also accused Iran of "pursuing sinister nuclear ambitions", though Tehran has always insisted its programme is for civilian purposes.
From Barron's
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