nasty
Example Sentences
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In the especially nasty autumn of 1954, women in June Cleaver dresses and gas masks protested outside the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Still, reviewing valuations, earnings growth, and estimate changes can help avoid nasty surprises when hot stocks report earnings in the coming weeks.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
In August 2024, media executive Jeff Shell made his way to his lawyer’s office in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Century City to meet someone he had been told was behind nasty rumors about him.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
There is something "particularly nasty about this disease", which causes "untold pain" to families, Nutt said.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
I know from experience that it smells way better than that nasty institutional soap.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
