spight in a sentence
n.
📚 Grade Level: Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
Definition
Spight: a desire to harm, annoy, or offend someone; malice or spitefulness.
Sample Sentences
- In a fit of spight, she decided to donate her old clothes to charity instead of giving them to her sister.
- His actions were driven by spight, as he sought to undermine her success at every turn.
- They played the prank out of spight, wanting to embarrass their rival team during the competition.
- She spoke with spight in her voice, clearly hurt by the betrayal she had experienced.
- Despite their history, he couldn't help but act with spight when she found happiness with someone new.
- His spight for authority made him a difficult employee to manage.
- She acted out of spight, refusing to collaborate after their earlier disagreement.
- The decision was driven by spight rather than any rational consideration.
- In a moment of spight, he made a choice that he would later regret.
- The neighbors' constant rivalry was fueled by a deep-seated spight towards each other.