fiend
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Matthieu Jalibert, a broken-field fiend, accepted the invite to run back and England were back under the pump.
From BBC β Mar. 14, 2026
“The fiend has no head,” Knight commented in his review.
From Los Angeles Times β Feb. 24, 2026
I’m proud to say that I’m a sour candy fiend.
From Salon β Jul. 19, 2025
It telegraphs that Abigail is no barbaric horror fiend but instead a sophisticated aesthete, which makes her both scarier and funnier.
From New York Times β Apr. 22, 2024
They plan and they fix and they do, and then some kitchen- dwelling fiend slips a scorchy, soggy, tasteless mess into their pots and pans.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
She can summon a Boarblin, and turn the army of snout-nosed, spear-wielding fiends against itself.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 1, 2024
The good news for summer fiends: The region is expected to warm up next week on Thursday and Friday.
From Seattle Times β May 31, 2024
Lillian and her late husband, Frank, were absolute fiends for efficiency.
From Scientific American β Sep. 21, 2023
Sixty years ago in March 1963, Alfred Hitchcock's classic horror movie "The Birds" introduced viewers to a small seaside town in California that is suddenly and inexplicably attacked by ferocious feathered fiends.
From Salon β Feb. 20, 2023
William was as surprised at the explosion as the rest of the fiends.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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