Sentence examples for to meanness from inspiring English sources
noun
The condition, or quality, of being mean; want of excellence; poorness; lowness; baseness; sordidness; stinginess.
- This figure is of a later date, by the meanness of the workmanship. Addison
And a Mean God announces a man inclined to meanness.
Postmaternal women are exposed to meanness, even contempt.
She could satirize without resorting to meanness; she had the timing and restraint to highlight the humor in a script without overwhelming it.
Van Gogh's ear makes its claim on the world's attention because it reminds us that on the outer edge of art there is madness to pity, meanness to deplore, and courage to admire, and we can't ever quite keep them from each other.
And if you want to reciprocate meanness to someone who's being a racist POS, I'm not complaining.
Fortunately, I always turned the other cheek, refusing to give in to the meanness.
Lately, Kate has been taken to task for everything from her reverse-mullet hair, to her mommy meanness, to her unhealthy diet (She's a Slob Who Pigged Out On Junk Food! screams Star magazine).
I have also felt enormous admiration for Chancellor Angela Merkel, for her open arms to the refugees from Syria and elsewhere, which is in deep contrast to the meanness shown by our own government – with the enormous effort needed even to persuade it to take a few hundred children from Calais.
The decision surprised even those used to his meanness and brutality but it was not enough to stop the determined young marchers.
For young conservatives, it became clear to me, the problem with Trump essentially boils down to his meanness.
