malice
Example Sentences
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The punitive phase of the civil trial began Thursday, after jurors determined that Grossman had acted with malice and oppression and Erickson with malice, oppression or fraud.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
I think none of the characters in the film do anything with any malice.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
The city, they concluded, had misjudged the situation but had not pursued Gamble from a place of malice.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
“But do keep at it with the fake news, actual malice standard is now what some would call a legal lay up,” he wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
For a moment, he looks surprised, but that’s quickly replaced by even greater malice.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
Vocabulary lists containing malice
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Take the Bad with the Good: Bene and Mal
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The Tragedy of Macbeth
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