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Example sentences for "despiteful"

Lexicographically close words:
despises; despisest; despiseth; despising; despite; despitefully; despoil; despoiled; despoiler; despoilers
  1. So that, I say, the sin that is called the unpardonable sin is a knowing, willful, and despiteful rejecting of the sacrificing of the Son of Man the first time for sin.

  2. Time would fail to give you a view of the revilings, despiteful sayings, and of the ungodly speeches which these abominable children of hell let fall in their pamphlets, doctrines, and discourses against the Lord the King.

  3. His taken labours bid him me forgive; I, his despiteful Juno, sent him forth From courtly friends, with camping foes to live, Where death and danger dogs the heels of worth.

  4. And that is it Hath made me rig my navy, at whose burden The anger'd ocean foams; with which I meant To scourge th' ingratitude that despiteful Rome Cast on my noble father.

  5. It is my study To seem despiteful and ungentle to you.

  6. In Sicilia never reigned so cruel a man: A despiteful tyrant to all men; I marvel, I, That none makes him away, and that suddenly.

  7. Did he speak thus of my grace, In such despiteful wise?

  8. One Wilson, servant to the Bishop of Dunkeld, who neither knew the New Testament nor the Old, made a despiteful railing ballad against the preachers and against the Governor, and for this he narrowly escaped hanging.

  9. Heard ye ever, my Lords, a more despiteful and treasonable letter?

  10. The despiteful tongues of the wicked railed upon us, calling us traitors and heretics: every one provoked the other to cast stones at us.

  11. O false death, how injurious and despiteful hast thou been to me!

  12. And he endured the most despiteful mocking therewith, joined to the most grievous pain, as crowning him with sharp thorn, so that the blood ran down about his face.

  13. But, as I told him, his despiteful mood Is ornament well suits the breast that wears it.

  14. Mr. Secretary Coke delivered his Majesty's pleasure, with despiteful aggravation of the fact and the dangerous precedent[567] to others.

  15. Thus saith the Lord God; Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with a despiteful heart, to destroy it for the old hatred.

  16. Hatred breeds hatred again, and things despiteful are done to those who despitefully use you.

  17. Very despiteful are they against us, and purpose to work us bitter mischief.

  18. Deliver him from all vanity, and all despiteful treatment of the adversary, and set him clear of the many-meshed nets which the wicked one spreadeth abroad for to trip all them that would full fain be saved.

  19. Last when the sums to many thousands grow, 10 The tale let's trouble till no more we know, Nor envious wight despiteful shall misween us Knowing how many kisses have been kissed between us.

  20. Nay, more, thou hast handed wretched me over to despiteful Love, nor hast thou ceased to agonize me in every way, so that for me that kiss is now changed from ambrosia to be harsher than harsh hellebore.


  21. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "despiteful" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    acrid; antagonistic; antipathetic; belligerent; bitter; catty; caustic; clashing; conflicting; derogatory; despiteful; detestable; evil; hate; hateful; hostile; malevolent; malicious; malign; malignant; quarrelsome; rancorous; repugnant; sore; spiteful; venomous; vicious; virulent; vitriolic; wicked