spiteful

Example Sentences

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"He is a very bad person, very spiteful," Jorge said of Cabello.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026

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

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

“No, they’re all alive and making each other miserable. Too spiteful to die, if you ask me. They moved into some relatives’ house in Delaware.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson