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The phrase "a wave of evil" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a sudden and overwhelming presence or influence of malevolence or wrongdoing.
Example: "The village was engulfed by a wave of evil as dark forces began to take control of the land."
Alternatives: "a surge of malevolence" or "a tide of wickedness."
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Texas governor George W Bush cut short his presidential campaigning to come to Fort Worth to express outrage at what he called "a wave of evil passing through America".
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My being shot at Standing Rock spurred a new wave of evil, which I only learned of when an email with the subject line "you got shot! lol" appeared in my personal inbox.
And the Bush team are experienced enough to remember that Ronald Reagan rode out the recession of the early 1980s on a wave of rhetoric about "evil empire".
It has furnished the impetus of a wave of resentment against the evil; but more than that, for a surge of satisfaction and thanksgiving concerning our own happier state under a democracy".
What, I wanted to know, had changed since the golden days when the Lone Ranger thwarted evil with a wave of a hand and a hearty "Hi-ho Silver!" or when kids sang "It's Howdy Doody Time!" with at least as much feeling as the national anthem?
The success of Resident Evil in 1996 was responsible for its template being used as the basis for a wave of successful survival horror games, many of which were referred to as "Resident Evil clones".
A result was a wave of refugees.
The result was a wave of foreclosures.
A wave of relief swept over us.
In Paris a wave of executions followed.
They unleashed a wave of social mobility.
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