spiteful

Example Sentences

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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 • Nov. 3, 2025

That extra spiteful mile is unlikely to sit well with the workers who weren’t fired, since they may be next.

From Slate • Feb. 18, 2025

“Not Like Us” came out last year at the climax of a well-publicized feud between Drake and Lamar that involved the exchange of more than half a dozen increasingly spiteful diss tracks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2025

Kylie thrives on challenges, and she's faced more than a few over the last 37 years - from spiteful critics and creative mis-fires to a life-changing encounter with breast cancer.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2024

“Make what you can of that,” he might have said, if there were such a god, and he was feeling spiteful.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor