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Examples of evildoer in a Sentence
The sheriff is protecting the community from evildoers.
if good people stand by and do nothing, evildoers will triumph
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Not wanting to seem gloomy, sorry, yet another qualm is that AGI might be kept or placed under control by governments, tech firms, or possibly even evildoers.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Oopsie, suppose an evildoer finds or figures out the secret code.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Only evildoers proven guilty of murder were acceptable game to satisfy Dexter's bloodlust.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
The point being, Joker’s role in The Batman Part II might be as both instigator within Arkham and eventually part of an ensemble of evildoers elevating the threat level in the film’s back half.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of evildoer was
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“Evildoer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evildoer. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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