spiteful

Example Sentences

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"On the other hand, judging from his pretrial deposition, Trump would have made a horrible witness – spiteful, contradictory, given to falsehoods," O'Brien said.

From Salon

The Reagan administration introduced America to the spiteful political daughter — so spiteful she posed naked in Playboy magazine.

From Washington Times

As never before, I saw the state of California, divided and spiteful.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s the ultimate “How could she?” play in the Western canon, a mother driven to the horrendous act of filicide as spiteful revenge on a blithely unfaithful husband.

From Washington Post

“You are behaving like a spiteful, delusional old woman,” it said.

From Washington Post