spiteful

Example Sentences

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Smith, booed to the crease by the travelling fans, edged to second slip, then Khawaja gloved a spiteful lifter.

From BBC

One writer noted there was “no great compliment involved in having this spiteful looking object for a namesake.”

From Los Angeles Times

Over the next several years, Tidmarsh sent a series of spiteful messages to Tang and his business associates, the lawsuit said.

From The Wall Street Journal

In an interview with the Guardian, she described the policy as "spiteful," adding it had "punished and pushed children into hardship".

From BBC

Swansea Crown Court previously heard, due to inflation, the sum stolen by the "greedy and spiteful" Hills was now worth about £65,000.

From BBC