meanness
Example Sentences
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“Railroaded” evokes the meanness of New York in those years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
Rourke later apologised to Siwa, and told the housemates he "didn't say it out of meanness".
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2025
To the millions who greedily gobbled up scuttlebutt about her legendary meanness over the years, this is far from a news flash.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2024
He added: “I never want people to think I have a hint of malice or meanness towards anyone, ever, that’s why I’m saying all this.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024
And then Jason showed the meanness that was in him, brilliant hero though he had seemed to be: he engaged himself to marry the daughter of the King of Corinth.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
