nefarious

Example Sentences

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By comparison with some of the nefarious plotters in that show, Titus is a bit of an also-ran—at least at first.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

It’s “a persistent pattern generally attached to nefarious tricks such as channel stuffing, aggressive revenue recognition or extended payment terms used as sales concessions,” Burry said in a recent Substack post.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

But agents have to be given powerful permissions to do their jobs, and we are already seeing this being exploited in potentially nefarious ways in what are called prompt injection attacks.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

A nefarious hacker could have easily installed a virus on to my machine without me having to do anything.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

She found it a sweet relief to skip merrily around the room and let go of her nagging suspicion that something nefarious was going on.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood