sinister
Example Sentences
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"We think something happened that night and we don't know if it was an accident or if it was something more sinister, because there's nothing to show what happened."
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
A more sinister figure lurks behind Rodriguez in interior and justice minister Diosdado Cabello, Pachon notes.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
His angular head topped with a green felt crown; his toothy mouth a sinister, grimacing gash; his eyes blackened with what looks like charcoal.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026
This fourth problem makes the first three look like sinister, rather than innocent, bureaucratic snafus.
From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026
Poirot nods, and offers what I think is an ironic smile, but a squirrelly voice in my head tells me it’s sinister.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
Vocabulary lists containing sinister
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 3
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"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
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The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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