How to Use malevolence in a Sentence
malevolence
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Ayosa wants to go and do, but tragedy and other people’s malevolence stalk her.
—Nanjala Nyabola, Vogue, 26 Apr. 2022
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Some of my other favorites have been the Malevolence and its ion weapon, the darksaber and the commando droids.
—Jason B. Jones, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2010
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Behind his long absences is a tragedy that, for the actor but not his wife, is tinged with malevolence.
—Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2017
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Much has been written about Smith’s malevolence, but little of it is here.
—Washington Post, 16 July 2021
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As with most forms of human malevolence, there is nothing new under the sun.
—Laura Hudson, The Verge, 10 Aug. 2018
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Indeed, malevolence closes in on Ayosa the way that the world closes in on most girls around puberty.
—Nanjala Nyabola, Vogue, 26 Apr. 2022
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His career as a vessel of Nazi malevolence begins in the late thirties.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2023
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Yes, there is a lot to mock in the Proud Boys playbook, but the bro-ish-ness of its branding actually helps to disguise its true malevolence.
—Courtney Shea, refinery29.com, 8 Jan. 2021
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Flashbacks spanning decades apprise us of the voracious malevolence that has plagued the house.
—Tom Nolan, WSJ, 28 Oct. 2022
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His truest moment of malevolence is reserved for a waitress who brings him an overcooked steak.
—Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 17 July 2023
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The effect is like that of entering a movie set depicting the high-tech lair of a villain in a James Bond film, but without the air of menace and malevolence.
—Steven Litt, cleveland.com, 15 Apr. 2018
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There’s a kind of malevolence that looms large precisely because its purview is so paltry.
—New York Times, 28 June 2022
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In flashbacks that follow, a fuller portrait of John Paul emerges: less a man than a monster patched together from spite and malevolence, with a hefty dash of cringe.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 1 Sep. 2022
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On top of that, what if the moon was actually home to a living creature of unknown power and malevolence?
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2022
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For one: how Phil’s malevolence comes from a place of self-loathing and self-protection as a closeted gay man living in Montana in 1925.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2022
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His lust is gluttony, and Return of the Jedi is weird enough to score his slothful malevolence to a musical number.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 6 Nov. 2019
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Some saw a teenager trying to work through a dark period in his life, while others saw a growing malevolence.
—Mark Berman and Matt Zapotosky, Houston Chronicle, 16 Feb. 2018
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After all, despite Mark’s air of malevolence, the specifics of his conflict with Lily are never really fleshed out.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2018
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Parts of the song teeter right on the edge of malevolence as the band members use their mythic powers to battle their alter-egos, infamously dubbed X-EXO.
—Billboard Staff, Billboard, 29 Dec. 2019
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For the theologian, the question is how to reconcile the malevolence and suffering of the world with the existence of an all-good, all-powerful god.
—James Ryerson, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2017
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Or the Miami pigeons with sheer malevolence in their thieving eyes?
—Colm Tóibín, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Feb. 2022
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Jesse was the closest thing to a conscience Walt had; once their partnership dissolved, Walt’s malevolence only grew.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2022
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And even with Richard, Mr. Whitehead infused comic touches as a counterpoint to the king’s malevolence.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 21 June 2023
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There may not be tanks in the streets and the administration`s malevolence may be constrained by now by its incompetence, but make no mistake, our democracy is in crisis.
—James Freeman, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2018
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In Elvis, the approach is basically to hide Hanks, lest our knee-jerk fondness for him clash too much with Parker’s malevolence.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2022
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If sunshine is a metaphor for truth and freedom, then Kelly represents the cool, dark malevolence of whitemannery.
—Michael Harriot, The Root, 8 Feb. 2018
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The intent in making so many threats seemed to be to terrorize; the perpetrator whom Miller described had some of the anonymous malevolence of the Internet troll.
—Adam Davidson, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2017
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In some ways, legal experts said, the imagery of civilians shot at close range conveys a more personal malevolence.
—New York Times, 5 Apr. 2022
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These characters all possess a sense of malevolence and danger that sets them apart from the more comedic or comically evil villains that the studio is known for.
—James Barrett, Country Living, 23 Jan. 2023
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Juicy isn’t one to defend his father — the two had a contentious and abusive relationship — but the atmosphere feels poisoned with malevolence.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2023
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