meanest
Example Sentences
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Not only has Gabriel been a lynchpin in the top-flight's meanest defence – he has caused the opposition real problems at set-plays.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
"Candidates should not try to be the meanest sheriff."
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Readers eventually learn how Odd, whom Buddy describes as “the meanest human creature in my experience,” ends up at Buddy’s home for the holiday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
So, whenever my phone lights up, I can trust that I’m about to read the meanest, funniest joke imaginable about, like, Marco Rubio.
From Slate • Jun. 26, 2025
He was saying that he was the he bull of the range, that he was the biggest and meanest and toughest.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
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