spite
Example Sentences
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"We are very pleased to exercise democracy in spite of the many challenges we face," president Mahmud Abbas told journalists after voting in Al-Bireh, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.
From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026
Single women are buying homes in spite of — not because of — the system.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026
Like any group that’s survived a civil war, those who left Cuba under duress and those who stayed are locked into a vicious cycle of spite that consumes our communities.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
It’s radical to love someone because they’re honest, not in spite of their honesty.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
She replied with a snort, and I laughed in spite of myself.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
Vocabulary lists containing spite
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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