aforethought
Example Sentences
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Her consistency of dress was a sign of reliability in the face of global change, a physical expression of her job as a living historical symbol and a tool wielded with precision, aforethought.
From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2022
Everything he has done in his whole life has been with malice aforethought.
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2022
As Regina George, the reigning mean girl with malice aforethought, Taylor Louderman is a contender for lead actress in a musical.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2018
Armando Iannucci’s absurdist comedy reveals this in an extremely loose manner of speaking, with malice aforethought, straight-faced glee and formidable sharpshooting that occasionally misfires.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2018
In the language of the statute, murder is the unlawful killing of a human being, in the peace of the people, with malice aforethought, either expressed or implied.
From The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin by Hunt, Henry M.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
