malignity

Example Sentences

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Intimately acquainted with Richard’s malignity, these ruined royals know only too well the toll of his depraved machinations.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

His malignity and psychopathology seem to attract followers when these same characteristics should repulse people.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2024

It would seem that the malignity of the troll is inhabiting the Snow Queen’s form.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 30, 2019

Their malignity flows from ambition, an irony that makes you want to avert your eyes, always an impediment to reading enjoyment.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2015

The regrettable catastrophe was due to the governess's disobedience and malignity.

From The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Wingfield, Lewis