devil

Example Sentences

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“If you are on his good side, he’s very good, but get on his bad side, and he’s the devil himself,” goes one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Custody notes, which were shown to the hearing, detailed Calocane's demeanour saying he had been talking about "seeing the devil".

From BBC • Feb. 26, 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

Kate declares she’ll sell her soul to the devil himself to be reunited with her baby boy.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026

In order to win her hand, the devil told him he had to clear an enormous field, plant corn, then harvest it, all in one day.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia