Example Sentences

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After a debut to forget on Saturday, Hibs' Triantis experienced more misery after nastily colliding with Johnston in the aftermath of a corner.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2024

You might remember that in the fifth inning of a June 23 game in Oakland, the Athletics’ Sheldon Neuse collided nastily with France at first base as France stretched to grab an errant throw.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2023

Perhaps the point is in the impressive discipline of the filmmaking, though if anything, given its premise, the movie wants to be a grislier, more nastily unhinged piece of work than it manages.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2023

The Hollywood Reporter said that not only does the film have "the nastily enjoyable vibe that eluded its predecessor, but it also tells a story worth following."

From Reuters • Aug. 4, 2021

“You think that education is something which ought to be done when all else fails?*’ inquired Merlyn nastily, for he was in a bad mood too.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White