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Examples of devilment in a Sentence
Ruffians were breaking windows out of sheer devilment.
his devilment at school remains the stuff of local legend
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But even if truffles are beyond your pay grade, there is plenty of enjoyment to be had in the sheer devilment portrayed in this informative and appetizing book.
—Eugenia Bone, WSJ, 10 July 2019
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Etymology
First Known Use
1771, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near devilment
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“Devilment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devilment. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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devilment
noun
dev·il·ment
ˈdev-əl-mənt
-ˌment
: devilry
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