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Meanings of so sinister in English

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Usage of so sinister in English
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There was something so sinister in the echo that she became chilled.
The Grey Cloak
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The face, thin and emaciated, was so sinister I involuntarily drew back.
Prisoners of Chance / The Story of What Befell Geoffrey Benteen,...
3
No, it is nothing so sinister that brings me here, Master Maker.
Empire in black and gold
4
Aidan would not have credited that Rolf could look so sinister.
Enchanted Glass
5
I am not entirely sure why Liz thinks that All Hallows is so sinister.
The Irish Times
6
Former staff at the hospital said they can't believe something so sinister could have happened.
Reuters
7
Even engaged in something so sinister, Cam looked good.
Torment
8
The very name Krupp had so sinister a sound.
The Brighton Boys with the Flying Corps
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They didn't even sound like they'd come from her, so low, so sinister, so gravelly.
Witch blood
10
Alone, even, I felt uncomfortable, this seemed so sinister a business, and so ill begun.
Under the Red Robe
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There was something so sinister in the action that, involuntarily, Crossman cried out a startled warning.
O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921
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What's so sinister about that? Mr Abbott responded.
News.com.au
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Never had I looked upon so sinister a country or a swamp so vast and desolate.
The Hidden Children
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But what makes this gruesome visitation so sinister is that no one knows how it comes.
The new yorker
15
There was something so sinister about it all.
The Tin Soldier
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What I hope are fake bloodstains streak the walls, but they no longer seem so sinister.
True Lies
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