axis of evil
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of axis of evil
C21: coined by George W Bush, 43rd US President
Example Sentences
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“A Working Man” molds the Levon character to Statham, making him a British soldier and tilting the book’s axis of evil away from “ ‘Merica good, everyone else bad.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025
Only one woman conceded that if it meant South Korea becoming "an axis of evil" then it was probably not worth it.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2023
The last piece that Bolton would like to fill in his own axis of evil, and the one that has no doubt vexed him the most, is North Korea.
From Slate ● May 8, 2019
“Everyone is trying to make some kind of axis of evil out of us, just because we’re a great sporting power,” Mutko said.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 4, 2017
“On the only direct criticism of the son, in which President Bush 41 said things like the axis of evil weren’t helpful, 43 said: ‘Well, my rhetoric could get pretty hot at times.’
From The Guardian ● Nov. 7, 2015
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