meanest
Example Sentences
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"Candidates should not try to be the meanest sheriff."
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Given Chelsea boast the meanest defence in the division with just six goals conceded from 12 games, being clinical at the other end could be a lethal combination.
From BBC • Jan. 11, 2026
Readers eventually learn how Odd, whom Buddy describes as “the meanest human creature in my experience,” ends up at Buddy’s home for the holiday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
So, whenever my phone lights up, I can trust that I’m about to read the meanest, funniest joke imaginable about, like, Marco Rubio.
From Slate • Jun. 26, 2025
And the mosasaurus—that was the biggest, meanest, toothiest, most unstoppable mosasaur there was.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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