How to Use malicious in a Sentence

malicious

adjective

• This has led to the spread of extreme and malicious views.
  — Kristina Libby, Popular Mechanics, 6 Aug. 2019
• Users who click on the link open the malicious page or resource rather than the one that appears to be safe.
  — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 16 Sep. 2019
• The malicious code was emailed to its victims inside a zip file.
  — Leah Becerra, kansascity.com, 16 May 2017
• The victim enters a game, playing one of the malicious game modes.
  — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 9 Feb. 2023
• Take heed to not assume the reason for a lack of response is malicious.
  — David Villa, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
• And some of the malicious accounts may have Russian ties.
  — Rob Wile, miamiherald, 23 Mar. 2018
• Did Lee seem to be a more malicious person behind the wheel?
  — Pat Padua, Washington Post, 24 Apr. 2023
• That was a malicious rumor born in the fever swamps of the message board 4chan.
  — Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2022
• Any offer of these will lead to him doing more malicious and awful things around the world.
  — Bill Browder, Time, 12 July 2018
• Her plea led to the dismissal of a charge of malicious punishment of a child, online court records say.
  — Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2018
• Then the company updated its servers to block the malicious code.
  — Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2022
• For this reason, the cloud is a goldmine for malicious actors.
  — Kristen Lynch, The Arizona Republic, 8 Aug. 2023
• The company said that the malicious actors did not hack its systems.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 8 Apr. 2021
• Her plea led to the dismissal of a charge of malicious punishment of a child, according to court records.
  — Tom James, The Seattle Times, 30 Mar. 2018
• Some of these calls could be from pranksters, while others are from malicious actors.
  — Toby Grey, BGR, 21 Sep. 2022
• Crawford was also found guilty of three counts of arson and one count of malicious burning in the trial.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 27 June 2023
• Google removed all the malicious apps in question, a spokesperson said.
  — Time, 7 Oct. 2022
• One gross misdemeanor count of malicious punishment of a child was dismissed in the case.
  — Alene Tchekmedyian, latimes.com, 2 Apr. 2018
• Her plea also led to the dismissal of a charge of malicious punishment of a child, online court records say.
  — Paul Elias and Steven Dubois, chicagotribune.com, 28 Mar. 2018
• That does not just screen out malicious bots, but also helps digitise books.
  — The Economist, 11 Jan. 2018
• None of it is malicious, and the young people are also quite capable of acts of kindness.
  — Rich Fahey, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2018
• The cover up did have malicious intent, and shame on these three for all eternity.
  — Alexia Fernandez, PEOPLE.com, 6 Feb. 2018
• Most antivirus programs will also flag the program as a malicious threat.
  — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 24 May 2022
• Malicious hackers could try to access that file and alter or destroy it.
  — Dylan Baddour, Houston Chronicle, 6 Oct. 2016
• Some wear eye pendants to protect them against a curse given to them by someone’s malicious glare.
  — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2023
• The Happ slide this weekend didn't appear to have malicious intent, and he was still called out.
  — The Tylt, AL.com, 16 May 2017
• This is where apps are born, robots get their brains, and malicious hackers are warded off.
  — Justin Davidson, Daily Intelligencer, 13 Sep. 2017
• Fields has been charged with second-degree murder, three counts of malicious wounding and one count of hit and run.
  — Chris Mayhew, Cincinnati.com, 13 Sep. 2017
• Keeping malicious apps off your phone is a constant struggle.
  — Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2022
• At the same time, malicious actors continue to improve their skills.
  — Kristen Lynch, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024