meanness
Example Sentences
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“Railroaded” evokes the meanness of New York in those years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
Rourke later apologised to Siwa, and told the housemates he "didn't say it out of meanness".
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2025
To the millions who greedily gobbled up scuttlebutt about her legendary meanness over the years, this is far from a news flash.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2024
He just had the most genuinely funny mind without trying and even when it was aimed at you, chiding you, there was never meanness or malice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2024
Gandy had been in so many fights he was scarred up like a back alley tomcat, which didn’t seem to help his meanness at all.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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