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'spite' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'spite' with 20 example sentences.


spite noun

: feeling a need to see others suffer

: malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty

spite verb

: hurt the feelings of


  • In spite of the language difficulty, we soon became friends.
  • In spite of the bad weather, they decided to go by car.
  • The girl went to school in spite of her illness.
  • In spite of the rain, the game was not cancelled.
  • In spite of our encouragement, he decided to throw in the towel.
  • I cannot help loving her in spite of her many faults.
  • In spite of being fat, she was pretty.
  • He arrived on time in spite of the rain.
  • In spite of the hurricane, the ship reached port.
  • My sister married him in spite of our objections.
  • In spite of his anger, he listened to me patiently.
  • He came in spite of the heavy snow.
  • In spite of these dangers, mountaineering is very popular.
  • I admire him, in spite of his faults.
  • My uncle kept on drinking in spite of his doctor's advice.
  • He failed in spite of his great efforts.
  • He wasn't happy in spite of all his wealth.
  • She carried on talking in spite of the loud noise.
  • My mother is always very cheerful in spite of poor health.
  • In spite of the depression, the prices of commodities are still high.
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