sinister
Example Sentences
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Other artists who have helped to shape the somewhat sinister Peaky Blinders sound, including Nick Cave, Lankum and McLusky, will also feature, along with Girl In The Year Above and Chatten, both covering Massive Attack.
From BBC
What had started as a friendly conversation over Facebook between performers had turned sinister almost overnight.
From BBC
In their joint statement, the NGOs said that demolitions in Makoko, and other settlements last year, were part of a "sinister agenda to grab land".
From BBC
This is not, for the most part, a sinister enterprise.
From Salon
They’re quite sinister and would certainly frighten off ghosts or thieves.
From Literature
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