The museum's curator explained that the medieval shield bore three Bars-Sinister, each indicating different branches of the lineage.

The historian pointed out that the medieval coat of arms bore several bars-sinister, symbols once associated with illegitimacy.

The old mansion's sinisterism seemed to thicken the air around it.

The old house's portrait seemed to watch us sinisterly from the dim hallway.

The knight's shield bore a sinisterwise lion, its head turned toward the bearer's left.