spiteful

Example Sentences

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"He is a very bad person, very spiteful," Jorge said of Cabello.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026

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

They turned to stare at me, their expressions flinty and spiteful.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss