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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a devil with a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you want to describe someone as mischievous or troublesome, often in a playful or metaphorical sense.
Example: "He was a devil with a knack for getting into trouble, always leading his friends on wild adventures."
Alternatives: "a rascal with a" or "a scoundrel with a".
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To his critics: a manipulator, a ditherer, a "devil with a human face".
He's a devil with a cape and hood and a tail".
NOT long after calling him a "devil" with a human face and the heart of a beast, Chinese officials are talking again to representatives of the Dalai Lama.
Against the backdrop of an environmentally sensitive auto show, like a devil with a blue dress on at a church revival meeting.
Soon one wonders if there really is a devil with a book to sign lurking just beyond the perimeter of their meagre home.
On the very day that one arm of the government is helping to craft a strategy for global economic recovery, another arm is likely to be denouncing the Dalai Lama as "a devil with a human face".
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Prosecutors smeared Knox as a "luciferina," or "a devil with an angel's face".
The parade included a devil with no pitchfork, a Power Ranger without a laser blaster and a pint-size Batman who had been told to leave his utility belt at home.
Up high, close enough for God to hear him scream, a man is strung upon a harp and played by a devil with long white claws.
Matt Carpenter is a devil with one purpose, to drive Dodgers absolutely bonkers.
Enter Wes, a black-clad devil with a possible criminal record, played menacingly by John Halbach.
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