Examples of bedevil in a Sentence

The theory bedevils scientists, none of whom have been able to prove it true or false. The project has been bedeviled by problems since its inception.

Recent Examples on the Web Not coincidentally, such a framework would begin to help save us from the existing problems of surveillance capitalism that already bedevil us. — Wired, 8 July 2022 Northern Ireland is a permanent problem, one involving endless fixes, fudges, bargains, and compromises that will bedevil the relationship between London and Brussels from here on in. — Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 18 May 2022 This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 4 Apr. 2022 This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 4 Apr. 2022 This is a way of distracting the population from the problems that bedevil it. — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 4 Apr. 2022 The documents nonetheless expose loopholes and failings that investigators say bedevil the wider industry. — Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2022 The walks, at the onset and toward the end of Sunday’s series finale, were the kinds of issues that can bedevil inexperienced pitching staffs. — Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2022 The coronavirus pandemic, which in March 2020 led to a lengthy shutdown of Broadway theaters, has continued to bedevil the industry since theaters began to reopen last summer. — New York Times, 15 Apr. 2022 See More

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