sinister

Example Sentences

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The tech giant denies retaliating against Woodall and argues she became "paranoid" after whistleblowing and began to view normal business activities as "sinister".

From BBC

If Park’s film begins as another lament for our layoff-laden modern world, the South Korean director soon introduces a sinister twist.

From Los Angeles Times

Justice Samuel Alito has objected strongly to that term, calling it unfairly “sinister.”

From The Wall Street Journal

In movies about stuff like this, there’s often a sinister air around the memory-tweaking scientist character.

From Los Angeles Times

There, Erikson teased out the stealthy, almost sinister peculiarities of modern man-made hazards, like radioactivity and toxicity, and their special, traumatic effects.

From The Wall Street Journal