Sentence examples for on a sinister from inspiring English sources
And when a local print shop offers discounts or rebates for bulk orders—Intel's transgression few imagine it is plotting against consumers.But in a market where one firm is king, such practices can take on a sinister guise.
Two decades later, the word took on a sinister pall once again, at least among economic pundits.
His creepily clean-cut soldier is welcomed by the family of his deceased comrade, but those blue eyes soon take on a sinister gleam.
Mr. Boorman's affection for this brazen faker is enormous, and it doesn't diminish even when Harry's whoppers begin to take on a sinister life of their own.
But a report from Michigan suggests a teenager's miscarriage and her wish to pretend she was still pregnant took on a sinister life of its own with the help of the website.
A grander, anonymous reception room apparently undergoing renovation — plastic tarps covered piles of furniture and equipment — also took on a sinister feeling when the accountant ushered me into it and then abruptly disappeared.
Between the two people in this picture a door opens on to a sinister hallway.
"Full Body Burden" ends on a particularly sinister note.
But sometimes the interviews take on a more sinister cast.
In a case like Thailand's however, they take on a more sinister aspect.
From the surface, however, the awe takes on a more sinister tone.
