spitefulness

Example Sentences

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Steve Jones, defending, said that Barrett acknowledged the "spitefulness" of her actions, but that it was an offence committed "on impulse".

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2024

But in "F2F," her spitefulness and self-hatred are almost too relatable you forget her lyrics are so toxic.

From Salon • Dec. 29, 2023

It has a Big Bad — Leland Townsend, a primly malevolent nemesis played with a marvelous comic spitefulness by Michael Emerson — whose ratio of psychopathy versus supernatural dominion is teasingly unspecified.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2021

The self-serving spitefulness of the Roy family was repeatedly put into sharp relief by a number of foils and opponents who were somehow even worse.

From The Guardian • Dec. 19, 2019

Though I knew Sass would never do such a thing, I believed she would surely kill my spirit with her spitefulness if I didn’t fight back.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan