How to Use wicked in a Sentence

wicked

adjective
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  • She played the part of the wicked stepmother in the play.
  • Matthew Wood with a wicked wrist shot cuts the deficit to one for @hockeycanada.
    — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The defensive back threw a wicked block and crushed Cousins.
    — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2023
  • The plot, while nicely sketched, is secondary in this play to the sheer wicked pleasures of the flesh.
    — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
  • The show had this very wicked sense of humor and, of course, was about making meth.
    — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Wrap orange and black tape around the handles to give the brooms a wicked accent.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2022
  • In tales of princes and princesses, the trope of the wicked stepmother is timeless.
    — Time, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Each outlandish episode is filled with wicked wit and even busts out with a bit of song and dance.
    — Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Krejci's goal, coming on a wicked slap shot, was the first of the night for the Bruins.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Nov. 2022
  • But is a power forward with size and skill along with a wicked shot.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 29 June 2023
  • McPherson, causing even hack golfers to wince, hit a wicked snap-hook from the right hash.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Green’s response, a wicked fist to Poole’s head, was not a get-out-of-my-face message.
    — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Oct. 2022
  • The high-carbon steel takes a wicked edge and ages with a perfect patina.
    — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The scenes in and around the castle of the wicked witch Evillene (also played by Betts) have been condensed.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Even the wicked city of Ninveh is made up of children of God who deserve a chance.
    — Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Joy Sunday is ready to dive back into the wicked world of Wednesday.
    — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
  • And on the castaway island next door, Drift serves fresh seafood and a wicked tuna tartare.
    — Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Shanyeyah White was a vocal powerhouse as Evillene, the wicked witch of the west.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Ricky jumps in as the squire to assist the king, but midway through Jack spots Tim and has a wicked flashback to Chris' death.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 20 July 2022
  • Or, as Ben Affleck, king of Boston, would say: That would be wicked.
    — Vulture, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The wicked fairy could hardly come up with a curse more absolute.
    — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The wicked jokes were something that resonated with Fox.
    — Melissah Yang, refinery29.com, 29 June 2023
  • Castillo struck out Brito on a wicked full-count screwball.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2022
  • The company will perform the classic tale of the fair maiden's battle against the wicked queen.
    — Indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 20 June 2023
  • But Mike White made these guys kind of wicked, very corrupt soulless guys.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 12 Dec. 2022
  • The footage, filmed in March this year, proved that the wicked sense of humor those close to the Queen have often spoken about is very much still there.
    — Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 5 June 2022
  • In fact, as the record of recent conflicts shows, most people who do wicked things in wars never reach The Hague.
    — Janine Di Giovanni, Foreign Affairs, 5 July 2023
  • That fed into a tiebreaker, which Alcaraz evened at 4-4 with a wicked drop shot.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2022
  • The points were the start of a 6-2 run to end the set that was capped by a wicked shot for Orzol for a kill and a block by Smrek and Orzol on match point.
    — Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2022
  • To this day, Itsuno’s games bristle with a wicked and pronounced sense of humor.
    — Lewis Gordon, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024

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