sinister
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She said the doctor told them it was "nothing sinister", and she should return home and rest.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
A more sinister figure lurks behind Rodriguez in interior and justice minister Diosdado Cabello, Pachon notes.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
His angular head topped with a green felt crown; his toothy mouth a sinister, grimacing gash; his eyes blackened with what looks like charcoal.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026
This fourth problem makes the first three look like sinister, rather than innocent, bureaucratic snafus.
From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026
When nothing sinister leaped out at her, she hurried to the willow and spotted a branch she could tie her linen to.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
Vocabulary lists containing sinister
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 3
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The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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