be sinister

Examples (10)

• The atmosphere in the old house began to be sinister as night fell.
• He had a way of speaking that always seemed to be sinister.
• There was something undeniably sinister about the way the strangers watched us.
• The abandoned factory was sinister and foreboding in the dim light.
• Her smile didn't reach her eyes; it threatened to be sinister.
• The plot of the novel started to be sinister with unexpected twists.
• The prolonged silence from the missing person's family was sinister.
• He felt that the entire situation was beginning to be sinister.
• Even in daylight, the deep woods could be sinister.
• The low hum from the machinery seemed to be sinister.