spite

Example Sentences

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In spite of that, the economy grew a respectable 2.2% last year.

From The Wall Street Journal

But right now, he adds, "we're surviving by people's interest and by market demand almost in spite of the work that the policy makers and others are doing on agricultural and land management policy".

From BBC

He motioned toward one of the retaining walls just outside the school, where a few other students had parked in spite of the cold.

From Literature

He narrowed his eyes at me, and for a gut-wrenching heartbeat, I was sure that he was going to do the exact opposite just to spite me.

From Literature

The clean installation helps the viewer to “get” Samaras—his off-kilter intensity and odd self-effacement, in spite of all the focus on his own likeness.

From The Wall Street Journal