faintly sinister
Frequency: 4.00.8 per million words
seeming subtly evil or sinister
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Examples (20)
- The old mansion had a faintly sinister atmosphere that made visitors uneasy.
- There was a faintly sinister air about the old house.
- There was something faintly sinister about his smile that I couldn't quite place.
- His smile seemed faintly sinister, as if he knew something I didn't.
- The abandoned hospital looked faintly sinister in the moonlight.
- The music took on a faintly sinister quality as the storm approached.
- Her laughter had a faintly sinister quality that chilled me to the bone.
- She detected a faintly sinister undertone in his compliments.
- The forest path seemed faintly sinister as shadows danced between the trees.
- The shadow in the corner of the room appeared faintly sinister.
- His innocent question carried a faintly sinister undertone.
- He spoke in a low voice that was faintly sinister.
- The antique doll's expression was faintly sinister despite its pleasant features.
- The abandoned factory had a faintly sinister aura.
- There was a faintly sinister air about the quiet neighborhood after dark.
- A faintly sinister feeling washed over me as I entered the dark alley.
- The painting's subject gazed out with a faintly sinister expression.
- The way he watched us was faintly sinister.
- The empty playground had a faintly sinister feel on that foggy evening.
- Even the bright sunlight couldn't dispel the faintly sinister atmosphere.