Sentence examples for was a devil's from inspiring English sources
Kumaratunga, who first allied with the J.V.P. in 2001, has acknowledged that her affiliation with the party was a devil's bargain, made to retain power.
When Thomas Armstrong became a preacher, he renounced music and gave his mandolin to Howard, warning that it was a "devil's instrument".
My Only Crime starts with "I dreamed I was a devil's child" while Darth Vader's opening gambit is "I am a Philistine…" and Since Last Wednesday's is, "He would never do graffiti or vandalise that house".
It looked good on paper, but the affluence of being overextended was a devil's bargain.
Investment in tobacco, argues King, is a devil's bargain.
That may be because European joblessness is a devil's bargain for inflexible pay.
Torture may well yield information, but it is a devil's bargain.
But that also turns out to be a devil's bargain.
There is a saying in Sierra Leone that 'an idle man is a devil's workshop'.
Temp-tracking, as the use of pre-recorded music is called, can be a devil's bargain.
