nefarious

Example Sentences

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He denied witnessing any nefarious conduct and said he had very limited interactions with Epstein.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

As a writer who is both gay and old enough to have watched the internet explode into the nefarious monster it’s become, the way language transforms online both irks and fascinates me.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Paul Alexander Nolan’s Max, the owner of a boardwalk video store who crashes into the lives of the Emerson family, puts on a Clark Kent facade to conceal his nefarious alter ego.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Nothing came of these theories, but the intelligence firms also entertained an alternate hypothesis: What if the alleged victim didn’t have a nefarious agenda but was being manipulated by someone who did?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

What she had made was called a grappling hook, which is something used for climbing up the sides of buildings, usually for a nefarious purpose.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket