Sentence examples for spite us from inspiring English sources
The phrase "spite us" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used when referring to actions taken with the intention of causing harm or annoyance to someone. Example: "He decided to spite us by not inviting us to the party."
He says that when he first told Hetty he was going to become a rabbi, she was horrified, and said: "Lionel, you are doing this to spite us.
Do the Russians really believe that indulging Iran's covert nuclear program, to spite us, won't come back to haunt them with a nuclear-armed Iranian Islamist regime on its border?
Germany re-elected a lousy government just to spite us in 2002.
As such, they have to fight for democracy and freedom in spite of us, not inspired by us or accompanied by us.
On a good day I imagine it to be because of us, not in spite of us.
In spite of US aid to help with security, the Pakistan government has remained suspicious of US intentions, fearing that it might plant devices capable of neutralising the weapons.
The outcomes are fabulous in spite of us, and in some cases, we are helping".
"The athletes didn't win 97 medals in Sydney in spite of us".
They threaten to stand steadfast to the cause – in spite of US "weakness" – determined to remake the Middle East in their authoritarian image.
Yet at the same time that we doves hold Mr. Rumsfeld's talons to the fire, we need to grapple with the giddy new freedom that -- in spite of us -- pullulates from Baghdad to Basra.
"We [women] are a huge part of their audience and are continuously victimised and shamed for the crimes committed against us, yet too often used as accessories and plot points for those who seek to gain from our experiences in spite of us.
