diabolically

Example Sentences

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Clearly they had no further need for the humans who had turned over their yard, their basement and two years of their lives to these charming but diabolically equipped aquatic engineers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

“Aaron Conell is diabolically evil, that’s the only motive we’ve come up with so far,” said Pasadena police Lt.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2023

Now consider China, a country that many Americans appear to think is almost diabolically efficient.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2023

It’s a diabolically clever entrapment that Columbo pulls off, and it’s very satisfying.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2023

There was something diabolically sweet in her tones—something of the tingling of glass when struck—which rang through the brains even of us who heard the words addressed to another.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker