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

"It's harmless - it's not spiteful, they're not doing anyone any harm," she said.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 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

This was brought home to me by our next-door neighbor, a spiteful woman named Mrs. Ockenden.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath