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
He delivers the meanest quip in a respectful movie when he tells Reed, “I take back every single bad thing I’ve been saying about you … to myself, in private.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025
He was the meanest old goose that ever honked a honk.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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