Sentence examples for be a rather mean-spirited from inspiring English sources

Cupcake is a term of endearment, but it can also be a rather mean-spirited word.

About this time last year, I wrote a rather mean-spirited piece about Royal Ascot, but, despite my many reservations, the racing that will take place when it comes round again next week will be extraordinarily good.

Having a pop at an elderly gent, who despite illness was still attempting to do the unpaid role he had been elected to, would have been rather mean-spirited..

Be aware that there is a crossover between mean-spirited as a reason and illegal.

You see I have always been a rather dull-spirited winch.

For example, "So how did you find working direct to your CEO?" Rather than saying "He was a demanding, mean-spirited and thoughtless slave driver", say something positive.

Actually, though, their feel is playful rather than mean-spirited, their comedy worthy of Koons himself.

To characterize this as an "aggressive, somewhat entitled form of begging" is a little mean-spirited.

It was a mean-spirited prank.

"It was a mean-spirited criminal enterprise driven by greed".

Like Trump, Jackson was a mean-spirited "outsider".