sinisterly
- a word derived from sinister.
Example Sentences
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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 • Feb. 25, 2026
When the tornado hits Kansas, this ensemble starts spinning around sinisterly in funereal disco costumes that might have been a hit on the long-forgotten variety television program “Dance Fever.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2024
Diana defended herself against the constant onslaught of photographers by lobbing water balloons and, more sinisterly, by hiding in the trunks of getaway cars, a trick Harry eventually picked up.
From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2023
He ended the tweet by sinisterly writing “May God Rest Their Soul!”
From The Guardian • Apr. 18, 2019
“You’d be a sort of extra-concentrated ghost,” said Ron, chortling, as they passed the Bloody Baron going in the opposite direction, his wide eyes staring sinisterly.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
