aforethought
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of aforethought
Example Sentences
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Her consistency of dress was a sign of reliability in the face of global change, a physical expression of her job as a living historical symbol and a tool wielded with precision, aforethought.
From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2022
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
But her very eye and gesture told him that she had marked him as he stood there, and had chosen the very seat on which her partner had placed her of malice aforethought.
From The Tenants of Malory Volume 2 of 3 by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
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