sinister
Example Sentences
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What had started as a friendly conversation over Facebook between performers had turned sinister almost overnight.
From BBC
In their joint statement, the NGOs said that demolitions in Makoko, and other settlements last year, were part of a "sinister agenda to grab land".
From BBC
This is not, for the most part, a sinister enterprise.
From Salon
They’re quite sinister and would certainly frighten off ghosts or thieves.
From Literature
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But the court heard she did not think it was anything sinister.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.