Sentence examples for mean-spirited words from inspiring English sources

She thought this strange of him, a prosperous man with only one wife, and she worried more than he did about their childlessness, about the songs that people sang, the melodious mean-spirited words: She has sold her womb.

Never taunt an opponent, splash water at him/her, or use mean-spirited words or tactics.

You are understandably upset about the situation, but that also doesn't justify saying things that are untrue and potentially damaging to a person, and mean-spirited words like that can end up causing more unintentional harm in the future.

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

I'm not naive enough to think that preschool name-calling is anything new, but I was caught off guard by how mean-spirited the words can feel.

The New York Post reports Andrew Robert Rector filed a $10 million lawsuit against Major League Baseball, ESPN, and announcers Dan Shulman and John Kruk for allegedly directing a mean-spirited "avalanche of disparaging words" after he fell asleep in the stands during the game April 13.

Mean-spirited is hardly the word for it".

"It's a mean-spirited show," he said, echoing words Ms. Ross has used to describe "Today".

Does the word "naughty" sound mean-spirited in English?

"Prank" is a word that takes mean-spirited, sadistic actions intended to embarrass and intimidate and reduces them to a joke that a strong person should never be bothered by.

Words like "disrespectful" and "mean-spirited" are showing up a lot, as are warnings that the comedian will never work in Tinseltown again.