nasty person

Example Sentences

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But these psychic wounds didn’t make Candy a cruel or nasty person; he simply absorbed the hurt and redoubled his efforts to be a genial performer.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025

Capitol, and called CNN moderator Kaitlan Collins a "nasty person."

From Reuters • May 18, 2023

The news network issued a statement of support for Collins, who Trump attacked during the event as a "nasty person."

From Salon • May 11, 2023

The problem is that I am burned out and it has turned me into a nasty person.

From Washington Post • Jan. 11, 2022

It is a positive delight sometimes to watch a thoroughly nasty person, and to reflect how much one detests him.

From Father Payne by Benson, Arthur Christopher