nastiness

Example Sentences

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“The Black Spot,” which Fuchs and Kane co-wrote, displays the fruit of Derry’s bigotry in all its nastiness, a harvest so ripe and bountiful that Pennywise feasts to satiety.

From Salon • Dec. 8, 2025

This nastiness has reached a crescendo with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who crossed the border at age 16 to escape gang violence.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2025

Speaking to Nick Robinson's Political Thinking podcast, she argued "the level of abuse and nastiness" in political debate was "worse than ever".

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2025

Coulam comes across as part Logan Roy, part Joe Exotic — cruel, charismatic, driven and able to inspire fealty even as he dispenses bitter nastiness.

From New York Times • May 30, 2024

She wrote that she was repaying a debt, although knowing Nicasia, I would guess a little nastiness wouldn’t give her mother much pause.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black