bedevil

Example Sentences

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However, securing the benefits of a relationship while navigating the associated risks is the hard task that has bedevilled governments.

From BBC

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

But here, it’s directed at the young phenom Sasaki to bedevil hitters when he comes out in relief.

From Los Angeles Times

The homeless tent encampments that block sidewalks and bedevil retail businesses have shrunk, while foot traffic and transit ridership have risen.

From The Wall Street Journal

As suspicions bedevil him—has he been duped into this marriage?

From The Wall Street Journal