do evil

Example Sentences

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Hackers may be exploiting AI to do evil, but AI companies say the same technology can be used by organizations to shore up their cyber defenses, as well.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

But I’m not good at writing, like, “I’m evil and I’m going to wake up and do evil today.” l don’t understand that psychology.

From Salon • Dec. 28, 2024

“They do evil things and the decisions they made were evil, but they were not born evil. There is a darkness in all of us, and we have to be aware of that.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2023

Don’t just tell yourself that other people are trying to do evil stuff because they’re bad people and they’ve thought it through.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2023

“To do evil a human being must first of all believe that what he’s doing is good, or else that it’s a well-considered act in conformity with natural law.”

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates