nasty person

Example Sentences

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But these psychic wounds didn’t make Candy a cruel or nasty person; he simply absorbed the hurt and redoubled his efforts to be a genial performer.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025

In July, during a visit to Scotland, the president called Sir Sadiq "a nasty person" who had "done a terrible job".

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025

Capitol, and called CNN moderator Kaitlan Collins a "nasty person."

From Reuters • May 18, 2023

The news network issued a statement of support for Collins, who Trump attacked during the event as a "nasty person."

From Salon • May 11, 2023

And who's going to believe that Mr. Waddington paid all that for nothing, if some particularly nasty person gets up and says he didn't?

From Mr. Waddington of Wyck by Sinclair, May