Sentence examples for nasty like from inspiring English sources

Someone sour and nasty, like Jennifer Jason Leigh.

"You might get your hands on something nasty, like sheep or goat's droppings".

She is leaving the series, though not presumably to play anyone "nasty" – like Lady Macbeth.

Split from the group in a fit of zeal and you're asking to be pinioned by an elite nasty like the Hunter (imagine one of David Cameron's huggable hoodies, cross-bred with a panther).

People would ask me, 'You seem like a nice guy, you have a fancy law degree, you make a lot of money, you've got a beautiful, churchgoing family, why would you want to go into something dirty and nasty like politics?' " "He's always wanted to be President," Valerie Jarrett, who has been a family friend for years, ever since she hired Michelle Obama to work in Mayor Daley's office, says.

He went on, "People are always asking me, 'Why, with these fancy degrees and a professorship, would you want to go into something dirty and nasty like politics?' And my answer is 'We've got too much cynicism in this country, and we're all in this together, and government expresses that.' " Two big factories in Decatur had closed in recent years, and thousands of jobs were lost.

He is a nasty goat-like beast, with a long protruding tongue and a not-so-surprising likeness to Lucifer himself.

Social and environmental nasties like coal have, in recent years, detracted from the returns of many portfolios.

"After distillation you end up with none of the nasties like cyanide, tarry compounds or carcinogens that you'd get from a cigarette.

Finally, the walls will be finished off with coatings of non-toxic paints that contain little to no nasties like volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

After 90 seconds, its UV rays have purified up to 32 ounces of H2O, ridding it of nasties like E. coli, giardia and cryptosporidium.