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Meanings of sinister in English
Spanish
siniestro Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments.
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Examples for "black"
Examples for "black"
1
The pet was now in the arms of the woman in black.
2
Tinaja similar in form and size to the preceding; black polished ware.
3
Brief shots of black-clad armed men standing at attention, pleased; general joy.
4
Look at your boat, sir; you in the red and black caps.
5
This is not a black-and-white 1930s issue, this is a global issue.
1
They were buried in dust in the dark room in the clock-tower.
2
No, no; that would be luxurious; let us chat in the dark.
3
No, no; the man who is in the dark is in safety.
4
The leader is a dark-brown stallion; the mares are lighter in colour.
5
I'd felt dark power similar to this before today-similar ,butnot identical.
Usage of sinister in English
1
The family said they're worried something sinister may have happened to her.
2
Back then, technology was seen as sinister in many films, Cork said.
3
There was something sinister in the quiet that reigned in the room.
4
He said it became sinister when they came back a second night.
5
Taiwan says China has sinister intentions, and it must defend its freedoms.
6
The duchess assigned to her the sinister distinction of the simple pronoun.
7
Pursey said: We don't think it is as sinister as it seems.
8
The fields are strangely sinister; the splintered trees are like giant toothpicks.
9
But a number of other sinister uses for the technology are emerging.
10
The simple but sinister question made Finian curl his lip in disgust.
11
This was when the home invasion-turned-murder, devolved into something far more sinister.
12
There was something sinister in the unfriendly shadow of the rambling house.
13
However, both men denied that they had anything sinister up their sleeves.
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Then he says: Are you sure there was nothing sinister about it?
15
And the sinister laughter of the pair floated across the violet water.
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The personal pain that made the crime even that much more sinister.
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Sinister across language varieties
Australia
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United Kingdom
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