do evil

Example Sentences

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Hackers may be exploiting AI to do evil, but AI companies say the same technology can be used by organizations to shore up their cyber defenses, as well.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

But I’m not good at writing, like, “I’m evil and I’m going to wake up and do evil today.” l don’t understand that psychology.

From Salon • Dec. 28, 2024

Don’t just tell yourself that other people are trying to do evil stuff because they’re bad people and they’ve thought it through.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2023

At the end of the Apology, Socrates argues that it is not possible to harm a good man because, even though you might kill him, you cannot harm his character or make him do evil.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

It was one of the things she liked best when her mother told her the stories: villains could be heroic, and heroes could do evil.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi