devil

Example Sentences

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“While positive, the devil is in the detail and we await FirstRand’s calculation of the required provision which we expect in a matter of weeks,” they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Flint often gelled his hair into the shape of two devil horns, of which a silhouette is etched into the backrest of the bench.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

"US inflation data was good. And the initial response in equities reflected that. But the devil was in the details," said Kyle Rodda, senior financial market analyst at Capital.com.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

In “The Black Bonspiel of Willie MacCrimmon,” which was also adapted for television, a cobbler from a small town in rural Alberta strikes a deal with the devil to trade his soul for curling success.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025

His shoulder had begun to throb and smart from the goldsmith’s touch, like a sleeping devil roused to angry wakefulness, but the greatest pain was in his mind.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw