devilish
Example Sentences
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They’re cartoons with real relationships, full of devilish takes on media and pop and consumer culture, with jokes that twist in the air like an Olympic ski jumper before landing on their feet going backward.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
How wordplay and devilish games of deduction can be as satisfying to the soul as a song.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
And Universal's horror sequel "Black Phone 2," once again starring Ethan Hawke as a devilish villain, came in fifth place at $2.7 million.
From Barron's • Nov. 16, 2025
Content creator and media personality Amelia Dimoldenberg never takes the easy option when it comes to dressing up for Halloween and this devilish costume certainly looks like it required some effort.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025
Thus it was discovered that José Arcadio Buendía's devilish jargon was Latin.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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