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

A different, more downbeat brand of devilry is afoot in "The Exorcist," which takes off from William Peter Blatty’s bestselling 1971 novel and director William Friedkin's 1973 film.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2016

But when the eighth came round, a certain Phoinikian adventurer came too, a plausible rat, who had already done plenty of devilry in the world.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer