malice
Example Sentences
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Jurors decided that Grossman also acted with malice and oppression and Erickson acted with malice, oppression, or fraud.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
The city, they concluded, had misjudged the situation but had not pursued Gamble from a place of malice.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
“I think we should focus on the new and leave behind negative rhetoric, the malice, and the effort to deceive—to keep deceiving Venezuelans and the world,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
To win a defamation suit in the US, public officials must demonstrate that a publisher acted with actual malice.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
“That we are made for more than our desires. That pride combined with stubbornness can be disaster. And that compared with love, malice is a small and petty thing.”
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
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