Sentence examples for it was a devil from inspiring English sources

Now, it appeared disgusting because it was a devil, and because it was a rape, or the beginnings of a rape, that made her cry out; and interestingly, the cry out was actually an accusation against her father.

When Thomas Armstrong became a preacher, he renounced music and gave his mandolin to Howard, warning that it was a "devil's instrument".

It was a Devils Hole pupfish, the rarest fish on Earth.

Known as "crumb", the realistic-looking foam material is not a singer's best friend, with its sound-insulating properties, and it is a devil to keep it from leaving the rehearsal space.

Torture may well yield information, but it is a devil's bargain.

"Just because it's a devil doesn't mean I'm part of a cult," he said.

There's good money in true crime, I'm told, and plenty of it lying around, but it's a devil of an art form.

Carr's first words are about the nature of habit: "Once you give yourself over to something, it's, well... it's a devil of a deal to beat it".

Tired of giving birth and raising children, she supposedly said, "May it be a devil!" In 1735, her wish was granted.

The call for chemical libertarianism has many of the hallmarks of other radical populist shifts: it is founded in profound disillusionment, it is a devil-may-care revolt and it is already handily rooted in nationalism (international sport being a place where an open distaste for the foreigner is positively encouraged).

It worked out for the them, but it was a deal with the devil for the companies".