Example Sentences

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For Tunstall, what sets Clueless apart from traditional rom-coms and high school dramas is that there isn't a typical villain and there's no nastiness or bad intentions from the main characters.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2025

Even when Walz delivered his obligatory zingers about Trump and Vance, he did it with humor and without nastiness.

From Salon • Aug. 11, 2024

He’s a fiery competitor and has the necessary nastiness to excel in the trenches.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2024

“I don’t like nastiness in the primaries,” she said, “but I think she should be defending herself a little more.”

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2024

But it came wrapped up in all sorts of nastiness.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover