aforethought
Example Sentences
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Everything he has done in his whole life has been with malice aforethought.
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2022
Malice aforethought is a broad category that encompasses numerous scenarios, including a situation in which the accused allegedly acted with such blatant disregard for the safety of others that a fatal outcome was reasonably foreseeable.
From Washington Post • Jan. 15, 2020
As Regina George, the reigning mean girl with malice aforethought, Taylor Louderman is a contender for lead actress in a musical.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2018
Armando Iannucci’s absurdist comedy reveals this in an extremely loose manner of speaking, with malice aforethought, straight-faced glee and formidable sharpshooting that occasionally misfires.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2018
Was it recklessness, was it perversity, or was it malice aforethought, that withheld from the prisoners the means of shelter?
From Martyria or Andersonville Prison by Hamlin, Augustus C.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
