sinister

Example Sentences

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He also accused Iran of "pursuing sinister nuclear ambitions", though Tehran has always insisted its programme is for civilian purposes.

From Barron's

The first, which he began making in the early 1960s, were mysterious, sinisterly bejeweled boxes, little containers of compressed surrealism festooned with hundreds of shiny straight pins.

From The Wall Street Journal

Other artists who have helped to shape the somewhat sinister Peaky Blinders sound, including Nick Cave, Lankum and McLusky, will also feature, along with Girl In The Year Above and Chatten, both covering Massive Attack.

From BBC

What had started as a friendly conversation over Facebook between performers had turned sinister almost overnight.

From BBC

In their joint statement, the NGOs said that demolitions in Makoko, and other settlements last year, were part of a "sinister agenda to grab land".

From BBC