malign

Example Sentences

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The 99-year lease back of Diego Garcia would cost the UK £101m a year, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said at the time, adding that it was necessary to protect the base from "malign influence".

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

Dictators, autocrats and other malign actors strategically use humor as a type of diminutive to minimize their real intent and to distract the public and media.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026

In this case, the risks of re-traumatization or other malign mental health impacts would be much higher.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025

Now perceiving Miss Brodie as a malign influence, this disillusioned young woman reflects on her onetime role model: “She thinks she is Providence . . . she sees the beginning and the end.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

Can it be that there is a malign influence of the sun at periods which affects certain natures—as at times the moon does others?

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker