nasty
Example Sentences
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His similarity to the film’s villain, Mr. Potter — a wealthy, nasty slumlord who names everything he takes control of after himself — was easier to point out than spots on a cheetah.
From Los Angeles Times
His fear is that the consensus for economic growth, moderate inflation, and falling interest rates will be upended by a nasty reemergence of inflation and higher interest rates.
From Barron's
His fear is that the consensus for economic growth, moderate inflation, and falling interest rates will be upended by a nasty reemergence of inflation and higher interest rates.
From Barron's
The story is rudimentary: Elongated blue cat people prepare for a gigantic battle with the nasty, militarized, heartless, corporation-backed human colonists, or “sky people.”
The Warner auction has taken several nasty turns.
From Los Angeles Times
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