mean-spirited
Example Sentences
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She also denied online rumours that Epstein introduced her to Donald Trump, calling them "mean-spirited attempts to defame my reputation".
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
He wrote a letter to the local paper, calling Wisor “slanderous, mean-spirited and extraordinarily unprofessional.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
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
Though mean-spirited, the jester Rigoletto — Verdi’s hapless, vengeful hunchback — wins our hearts as the outsider whom a heartless world so often abuses.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2025
In Leon’s life, or rather, in his account of his life, no one was mean-spirited, no one schemed or lied or betrayed.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
