bedevil

Example Sentences

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Crime rates have dropped, homeless tent encampments that block sidewalks and bedevil retail businesses have shrunk and foot traffic and transit ridership have risen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

The Fremen, whose home planet is Arrakis, where Spice is mined, bedevil the miners and the troops that protect them and, as the indigenous population battling imperial usurpers, are the faction you should root for.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2024

The film also retains surprising relevance today, as it explores a range of issues that continue to bedevil contemporary India.

From BBC • May 17, 2024

Diseases like Alzheimer's, strokes and other cognitive impairments continue to bedevil doctors seeking a cure.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2024

Then he spat river water all over her skirt and she knew he lived to bedevil her again.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman