spitefully

Example Sentences

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He can still spitefully quote the negative reviews for his 1940 musical “Pal Joey.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025

“Oh yes he did, oh yes he did,” she said, according to the filing, which says that Carroll made the comments “with an intent to significantly and spitefully harm and attack” the former president.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2023

“They are making bucketloads of money,” Giuseppe Martino, a third-generation owner of one of the many gold-buying stores that have sprouted around the palace over the centuries, said spitefully.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2020

You can, of course, spitefully refuse your parents’ offer to pay for your son’s college education.

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2019

Stan’s mustache twitched spitefully as he pointed to the finer fine print.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon