Sentence examples for baleful spirits from inspiring English sources

Their locations have often been selected with great care: in China feng shui ("augury") experts picked sites calculated to provide "good wind and water"; Koreans traditionally hired geomancers to divine auspicious locations, out of the range of vision of "baleful spirits".

Their locations have often been selected with great care: in China feng shui ("augury") experts picked sites calculated to provide "good wind and water"; Koreans traditionally hired geomancers to divine auspicious locations, out of the range of vision of "baleful spirits". The desire to be united with ancestors has been very strong.

The exorcising of such baleful spirits seems to have been one of the primal drives underlying the production of the 800-odd stories Chekhov left behind: happiness, in his work, almost always occurs against an encroaching darkness that requires constant warding off.

Olivia took one long, baleful look at the new Bluie.

He had these great mutton jowls and a baleful look.

As with all Tarr's films, the images have a terrible, chill beauty: take the shot near the end where we see the daughter gazing out of the window of the house, framed there like a ghost who's been trapped for all eternity; or the extraordinary close-up of the horse's head that hangs inertly swaying, like a baleful living skull, or the very spirit of inertia.

Ms. Jackson has cast a lot of baleful looks in her filmed life.

The editorial tone has been almost baleful.

For Calvi will fix you with her baleful vampire eyes and unleash a look.

Watch this baleful space.

Her baleful stare silences me.