spiteful

Example Sentences

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"She didn’t threaten my baby," Nice testified, saying that she included her unborn child in her application because "I was being spiteful."

From Fox News

It’s a spiteful elegy against the persistent onslaught of spring and of the indifference of the world surrounding a death.

From New York Times

"People who have no idea who I really am send countless direct messages and post spiteful comments whenever I play a game. It's really hard to bear all that. Please stop," he wrote on Instagram.

From BBC

"I didn't feel like it was said in a spiteful way to try to upset me, it was like banter, but I don't feel like you can banter about that," she added.

From BBC

Having my dog die the same day I got home from my last surgery just seemed spiteful.

From Washington Post