spiteful
Example Sentences
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One writer noted there was “no great compliment involved in having this spiteful looking object for a namesake.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025
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
I follow his gaze to the spiteful ocean and direct all of my hate toward it.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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