sinister

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In Sergei Loznitsa’s new drama, stairwells are sinister.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

This fourth problem makes the first three look like sinister, rather than innocent, bureaucratic snafus.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026

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.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

He also accused Iran of "pursuing sinister nuclear ambitions", though Tehran has always insisted its programme is for civilian purposes.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

Even though he was familiar with the layout of the mobile home site, the elongated shadows made the chaha’oh appear sinister.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young