How to Use the Devil in a Sentence

the Devil

noun
Definition of the Devilnext
  • According to the showrunner, the third season will explore the Devil’s Minion storyline from the books.
    — Selena Kuznikov, Variety, 27 July 2024
  • Here's how to watch Is the Devil's comet going to hit Earth?
    — The Arizona Republic, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The Pads are playing poker and standing pat with the Devil’s Hand.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Late Night with the Devil, his greatest inspiration came from a place that brought him right back to his Dark Knight days.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2024
  • Fans at the shows are undoubtedly going to hold their partners tight and howl along when Amigo the Devil plays it.
    — Jon Freeman, SPIN, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Yes, really, the Devil Wears Prada star was just one of many celebs to declare the controversial style back in for the new year.
    — Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 4 Dec. 2023
  • There are some obvious resemblances between the Devil Dogs and the Goons.
    — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
  • Note: The following contains spoilers for Late Night with the Devil, now streaming.
    — Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
  • Born not from the Devil, as many would have said at the time, or from human nature, as many would say today, but from a condition that could be repaired by the books sold in his shop.
    — Claudia Roth Pierpont, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Suspicion falls on the hacienda owners, then the Devil.
    — Pablo Sandoval, Variety, 23 Nov. 2023
  • There’s lots to see closer in, including Eagle Peak and the Devil’s Pulpit, a towering red monolith.
    — Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Instead of fearing this feeling and running from it, use this month as a great opportunity to face your inner demons head-on as the Devil card arrives.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Martin Luther ordered that exorcisms be performed at every baptism to help the child reject the presence of the Devil throughout their lifetime.
    — Aj Dicosimo, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2023
  • With his backing band, Amigo the Devil is now a headlining act attracting fans of Americana, rock, and metal.
    — Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Dancing for the Devil explores how Shinn used his influence as a pastor to form a TikTok dance management company.
    — Moises Mendez Ii, TIME, 29 May 2024
  • Kari, the Sámi woman, who was tried in Finnmark in a Danish colonial court, described the Devil taking the form not of a local animal, such as a reindeer, but of a goat, a non-native animal associated with the colonizer.
    — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
  • The producers and director of God and the Devil’s Cumbia will receive extensive consultations on optimizing the audience and communication strategies of their film project.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Here's how to watch Is the Devil's comet going to hit Earth?
    — The Arizona Republic, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The Pads are playing poker and standing pat with the Devil’s Hand.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Late Night with the Devil, his greatest inspiration came from a place that brought him right back to his Dark Knight days.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2024
  • Fans at the shows are undoubtedly going to hold their partners tight and howl along when Amigo the Devil plays it.
    — Jon Freeman, SPIN, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Yes, really, the Devil Wears Prada star was just one of many celebs to declare the controversial style back in for the new year.
    — Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 4 Dec. 2023
  • There are some obvious resemblances between the Devil Dogs and the Goons.
    — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
  • Note: The following contains spoilers for Late Night with the Devil, now streaming.
    — Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
  • According to the showrunner, the third season will explore the Devil’s Minion storyline from the books.
    — Selena Kuznikov, Variety, 27 July 2024
  • Born not from the Devil, as many would have said at the time, or from human nature, as many would say today, but from a condition that could be repaired by the books sold in his shop.
    — Claudia Roth Pierpont, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Suspicion falls on the hacienda owners, then the Devil.
    — Pablo Sandoval, Variety, 23 Nov. 2023
  • There’s lots to see closer in, including Eagle Peak and the Devil’s Pulpit, a towering red monolith.
    — Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Instead of fearing this feeling and running from it, use this month as a great opportunity to face your inner demons head-on as the Devil card arrives.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Martin Luther ordered that exorcisms be performed at every baptism to help the child reject the presence of the Devil throughout their lifetime.
    — Aj Dicosimo, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2023

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