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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a wicked face" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a facial expression that conveys malice, mischief, or evil intent.
Example: "The villain in the story had a wicked face that sent shivers down the spines of everyone who crossed his path."
Alternatives: "an evil face" or "a sinister face".
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His pictures of depravity and ferocity are hard to beat, but he could put an expression of by no means unholy delight on a wicked face.
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"I always rise to stuff like that," he says with a wicked grin on his face, before the ranting begins.
Quite often, when he finishes a piece, he turns to the audience with a wicked grin on his face and they erupt into laughter - as they should.
"In the scene they chose to inspire their House freshmen, one of the crooks gives a pep talk to the other right before they both put on hockey masks, bludgeon two men with sticks and shoot a man in the leg," Mr. Schumer said, a wicked grin on his face.
We already saw that, especially in types 3 and 4 situations, this top-down approach may provide some guidance, but stakeholders in the collective choice setting may still face a wicked deadlock, calling for a constitutional level intervention.
Graham Carey was looking dangerous for County and he linked up brilliantly with Uros Celcer on the left and sent a wicked ball across the face of the goal, but it narrowly missed the head of Jervis.
During his first term, President Obama faced a wicked problem: How do you govern in a highly polarized, evenly divided country with House Republicans who seem unwilling to compromise?
"Things that are familiar to you suddenly become unfamiliar to you," Mr. Hanf said, a wicked grin spreading across his face.
This was never more true than on the 16th green, when DiMarco was 15ft below the flag and looking at birdie while Woods was faced with a wicked chip back across the green.
As a commercial product, it satisfies a popular need for the image of the "enemy," a target we can shoot at to train ourselves for the day we are the ones faced with a wicked mass shooter hell-bent on inflicting harm on the weak and helpless.
A wicked joy stole over Nicole's face.
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