mean-spirited

Example Sentences

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He wrote a letter to the local paper, calling Wisor “slanderous, mean-spirited and extraordinarily unprofessional.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

His misguided approach - often aped on the Accidentally Partridge social media account, which shares cringeworthy clips of public figures - is "provocative" but, Coogan hopes, "never mean-spirited."

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

When you do have moments where you go I think this might be going too far or This is too mean-spirited, how do those hesitations manifest for you?

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2025

If the idea is to bring in cheer, make sure it’s not mean-spirited.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2024

Now that he recognized in his heart how he had changed, he had to shift his mind-set, his angry, mean-spirited ways.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge