Example Sentences

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Rhodes, who has appeared before his former law partner in court, has described her as "wickedly funny" although she can be self-deprecating about her sense of humour.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Aline Brosh McKenna’s screenplay was wickedly clever, and David Frankel’s direction was appropriately becoming for a film about fashion publishing.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

The most brilliant collector of Cubism of his generation, he emerges as wickedly funny and in most other ways loathsome.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

The “good” Georgiou died early in the series; now the genocidal and wickedly intelligent Emperor Georgiou leads the franchise’s first-ever television movie, “Star Trek: Section 31,” now streaming on Paramount+.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2025

“I am Eleanor,” Theodora said wickedly, “because I have a beard.”

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson