How to Use devil in a Sentence

devil

1 of 2 noun
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  • She is a tricky devil, so be careful.
  • He's such a lucky devil that he'll probably win the lottery someday.
  • Those kids can be little devils sometimes.
  • There wasn't enough left of the poor devil to add two and two.
    — PCMAG, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Can Lil Nas X hump the devil and still bring home the gold?
    — Jason Lamphier, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Be mindful not to grab the devil’s club on the way down.
    — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 18 June 2022
  • With a devil’s bargain struck, the ride starts to spin.
    — New York Times, 25 May 2022
  • While those numbers look strong on the surface, the devil is in the details.
    — Beth Ann Bovino For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 13 June 2022
  • The devil would be in the details of how these teams were chosen, and what stakes—if any—would be on the line.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 5 Aug. 2022
  • And not walking down the path with the devil is probably a good idea.
    — Vulture, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The devil is in the detail for the Beckham-Peltz family.
    — Alice Newbold, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2022
  • The third season felt like a deal with the devil: no more park, no more cutesy plotting.
    — Clayton Purdom, Chron, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Of course, the devil is always in the details—and those haven’t been fleshed out yet, Lake admits.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 26 Oct. 2022
  • But my joy is muted - the devil is in the detail, as ever.
    — Adjoa Adjei-Twum, CNN, 24 Nov. 2022
  • Nails are often overlooked when the action is amongst the clothes and the makeup, but the devil is in the details.
    — Jailynn Taylor, Essence, 22 Sep. 2022
  • The initial choice to do the devil sparked a lot of conversation in the fandom.
    — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 27 June 2022
  • Also known as devil’s ivy, this plant grows in low light.
    — Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 7 June 2022
  • Surrounding the pools were lime-green devil’s club and lush ferns.
    — Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 25 June 2023
  • Because the devil ain’t just in the details anymore, it’s in the robes and vestments and power ties.
    — John Archibald | [email protected], al, 24 May 2022
  • There’s a bit of a devil’s deal involved with each setting.
    — Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 22 July 2022
  • One is a drawing by a boy named CJ that appears to show his dad with devil horns.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2022
  • As a means of explaining to Xan what a devil might be, my dad had asked him to think of Satan as the essence of ants.
    — André Alexis, The New Yorker, 13 June 2022
  • The devil will be in the details of specific rules adopted.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Both ads feature elements of truth, but the devil is in the details.
    — Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Oct. 2022
  • But the town was filled with rumors about Satanism, devil worship, and the occult.
    — Felix Gillette, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2022
  • More DeVille than devil, the Lyriq's fun-to-drive quotient held it back in scoring.
    — Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 28 June 2023
  • But the devil is in the detail, and plenty of the details in the presentation raise questions.
    — James Morris, Forbes, 18 June 2022
  • In any case, devil left me with two options: medal or pedal.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2022
  • For pooches who might not enjoy wearing a full outfit, there are adorable devil headbands and unicorn hats.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 20 Dec. 2023
  • My newspaper career began at age 16 as a printer’s devil — cleaning presses, melting Linotype lead — for the weekly Ojai Valley News.
    — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2024
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devil

2 of 2 verb
  • Top each deviled egg with a pickled shrimp and a sprig of fresh dill.
    — Carrie Purcell, Country Living, 4 Mar. 2014
  • These are just a bit more tangy than your standard deviled eggs — a nice change of pace.
    — Bonnie S. Benwick, sacbee.com, 6 June 2017
  • These are just a bit more tangy than your standard deviled eggs.
    — Bonnie S. Benwick, charlotteobserver, 13 June 2017
  • On the menu: Dragon’s Eggs (spicy deviled eggs) and Red Wedding cake, among other bites.
    — Randi Stevenson, chicagotribune.com, 23 Aug. 2019
  • Those eggs now can be transformed into egg salad and deviled eggs.
    — oregonlive, 8 Apr. 2020
  • Things like chicken-fried deviled eggs spiked with bacon.
    — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 12 Sep. 2019
  • Stray from the classic and try making bacon cheddar deviled eggs.
    — Katie Workman, Detroit Free Press, 31 Mar. 2018
  • Buffalo deviled eggs, with Frank’s Hot Sauce and crumbled blue cheese.
    — Ann Friedman, The Cut, 11 Jan. 2018
  • Donna Morgan is dreaming about shrimp and okra, deviled eggs with onions, and porgy.
    — Mara Gay, WSJ, 10 Apr. 2017
  • Her deviled egg taco with beet greens salsa verde in a beet and corn tortilla is rightfully famous.
    — Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 7 Mar. 2018
  • Bernie’s Lunch & Supper: Brunch specials include pimiento-cheese deviled eggs, Scotch egg in the hole, fried ham chop and chocolate pot de creme.
    — Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com, 20 Mar. 2018
  • Think small-bite items like beef-tongue sliders, pastrami deviled eggs and gefilte croquettes—the latter a play on the Jewish staple of gefilte fish.
    — Charles Passy, WSJ, 14 Nov. 2017
  • Get ready for lentil nachos, curries, veggie burgers, and even deviled eggs.
    — Audrey Bruno, SELF, 2 Feb. 2018
  • On the menu: deviled eggs with pickled okra and trout roe and South Carolina shrimp and choppee okra stew with Carolina gold rice and flowering basil.
    — Rachel Swalin, ELLE Decor, 8 June 2017
  • Spur, in the lower level of Teton Mountain Lodge & Spa, is a lively spot that skews toward a professional crowd and serves a damn good deviled egg.
    — Alex Postman, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2018
  • The menu includes ratatouille with poached eggs and speck, deviled eggs with pork belly rillettes, and avocado toast with six-minute egg.
    — Hadley Tomicki, latimes.com, 24 June 2019
  • Bestsellers include classic deviled crab, local raw oysters (Windmill Point and Pleasure House oysters), and the whole grilled fish.
    — Mary Winston Nicklin, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2017
  • The current menu includes samosas, curried Scotch egg, saag paneer pizza, chutney deviled eggs and peanut chicken tikka among its pub bites.
    — Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle, 6 July 2018
  • As the standing-room-only shop fills up with customers, owner Crystal Carter works swiftly, doling out crab muffins and deviled crabs to eight customers in a matter of minutes.
    — Story Hinckley, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Sep. 2017
  • Phillip, a veteran chef and Johnson & Wales alum, handles the savory menu, which includes roasted beet and deviled egg tartines ($10) and a roasted vegetable cassoulet.
    — Laurie Woolever, charlotteobserver, 26 Jan. 2018
  • Its lobster deviled eggs, garlic truffle oil fries, and pumpkin patch ravioli are musts.
    — Nadine Jolie Courtney, Town & Country, 15 Dec. 2016
  • Fuller returns this season after leading the Red Devils with more than 1,000 rushing yards and double that in all-purpose production as a junior.
    — Kyle Williams, The Courier-Journal, 8 Aug. 2017
  • There are the classics like ham and deviled eggs but creative cooks can also whip up something a little different for adventurous eaters.
    — Fox News, 21 Mar. 2016
  • Over time the bar became a restaurant where regulars would return day after day for a table d'hôte menu that might include boiled beef, jambalaya and deviled eggs in spicy remoulade sauce.
    — Todd A. Price, NOLA.com, 9 May 2018
  • Normal, everyday deviled eggs with seasoned salt, until caviar showed up as an indulgent $30 add-on.
    — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 29 Aug. 2019
  • Drizzle each deviled egg with aioli and sprinkle with additional Sweet & Spicy Sriracha Lime seasoning.
    — Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, 26 Dec. 2019
  • And then there were the tea sandwiches, most created with tall chaperones in mind: curried shrimp spread; spicy deviled ham; chicken and pistachio salad on baguette rounds.
    — Maria L. La Ganga, idahostatesman, 9 June 2017
  • Those gathered snacked on risotto cakes, beef tenderloin carpaccio, and deviled quail eggs or queued up for old fashioneds, sidecars, or gin and tonic libations.
    — Amber Elliott, Houston Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2018
  • The eggs — which were peeled, hard-boiled, and packaged in plastic pails of various sizes at the facility — may have been sold to food service operators and restaurants to make ready-to-eat dishes such as egg salad and deviled eggs.
    — Gabrielle Chung, PEOPLE.com, 19 Dec. 2019
  • Start with snacks: creamy deviled eggs speckled with paprika, airy hushpuppies and spiced honey, popovers on a peppery little pillow of pimento cheese.
    — Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Mar. 2018

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