spiteful

Example Sentences

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One writer noted there was “no great compliment involved in having this spiteful looking object for a namesake.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

Over the next several years, Tidmarsh sent a series of spiteful messages to Tang and his business associates, the lawsuit said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

On Monday, at a proceeds of crime hearing, Swansea Crown Court heard that due to inflation the sum stolen by their "greedy and spiteful" mother and grandfather was now worth about £65,000.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2025

That extra spiteful mile is unlikely to sit well with the workers who weren’t fired, since they may be next.

From Slate • Feb. 18, 2025

I no longer sold to Biswas; there were several other shops in the town now where I was paid better, and where I did not have to endure the sly, spiteful observations he made.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya