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
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 • Jun. 7, 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
“Well, a cat is a horrible thing with a long tail. It’s covered with fur and has bristling whiskers and when it fights it makes fierce, spiteful noises. It’s cunning, see?”
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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