devilry

Example Sentences

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He possessed both the winemaking skills and an appetite for devilry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

That makes a person wonder what manner of devilry they're concealing; after all, if there's literally nothing to see in front of us, surely it's hiding elsewhere.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2022

How about you, dear reader: Who are the sword and sorcery protagonists that scratch your itch for devilry and adventure?

From Washington Post • Sep. 17, 2021

In the Thuringian town of Eisenach, where Bach was born, quasi-pagan notions of devilry still prevailed.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 25, 2016

And while the great majority behaved properly, fleeing at the sound of Tehlu’s name and keeping their devilry within reasonable bounds, many did not.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss