evilly
Example Sentences
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When the Santa Ana winds come crashing in evilly, the fronds rustle in protest and sometimes become projectiles, but in a way, it feels nice to be warned of changing conditions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2021
“Mockingjay” charts her entry into war, her initially reluctant usefulness as an propaganda tool and her glower of destiny, egged on by close-ups of Donald Sutherland and those evilly arched eyebrows.
From Chicago Tribune ● Nov. 19, 2014
It’s not because nine justices are sitting in a room, wringing their collective hands in a menacing way while laughing evilly.
From US News ● Jun. 26, 2014
And sometimes what he makes you think is that he’s fooling you into liking him, cackling evilly behind your back as he uses you without your consent for a grand, life-long art project about celebrity.
From Time ● Mar. 6, 2013
He was beautiful in his tiny ferocity and seemed happiest when flaming, his ruby eyes gleaming evilly.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
