Example Sentences

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He was a Churchman himself, and he was pricked with remorse as he remembered that he was spiting the Church which was connected with the state, of which he was so eminent a supporter.

From The Vicar of Bullhampton by Trollope, Anthony

When I named you as I did, I thought I was spiting the world.

From Tabitha at Ivy Hall by Russell, Alfred