baleful
adjective
full of menacing or malign influences; pernicious.
balefully
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a word derived from
baleful.
Example Sentences
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"The pain of not being myself became greater than the pain of not fitting in," she says, looking balefully into the camera.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2023
I don’t believe in condemning writers from earlier eras for not living up to our standards, but the old boys’ club attitude that Simon balefully crystallized pervades the criticism of his time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2019
He recently refused to be stroked by a bereaved whippet owner, staring balefully into the distance and tilting his head to evade pats.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 14, 2019
Vice-President Pence, dressed in a bomber jacket, travelled to the DMZ to be photographed as he stared balefully across the border, saying that he wanted the North Koreans to “see our resolve in my face.”
From The New Yorker ● May 22, 2017
A young Negro boy watched her balefully from the corner, and Ophie was about to say hello to him when he faded away from sight.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
