malevolence

Example Sentences

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He concedes, quite ruefully, that in his coverage of war-torn Syria he utterly misread the malevolence of Bashar al-Assad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

"He has shown a high level of malevolence, manipulation, and I would go so far as to say evil."

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

Owens brings a blend of loony energy and sincere malevolence that Cooper can’t quite muster.

From Salon • Jul. 7, 2025

In the room with us in Valencia, the dolls eyes’ are hypnotic, carrying a trace of malevolence.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025

The malevolence he had felt when the vlei was asleep was nothing to what it was producing now.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer