baleful
Example Sentences
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There’s plenty of blame to go around for these baleful developments.
Mr. Icke’s expansion of the cast of characters does not really enrich the elemental drama, but it hardly needs to, given the baleful nature of the narrative.
Aside from the challenge this style represents to the rule of law and ordered liberty, it can have baleful political consequences too.
The details of Knight's upbringing were not disclosed in court, but Judge Richardson described them as "baleful".
From BBC
The truth is there in the baleful eyes of the figures who don’t get to speak, especially the bloodied prisoners handcuffed to the stair railing at the police station where her mother works.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
