How to Use nasty in a Sentence
nasty
adjective- The medicine left a nasty taste in my mouth.
- She called him a few nasty names and left.
- He said lots of downright nasty things about her.
- He sent a nasty letter to the company.
- She's got quite a nasty temper.
- That nasty old man yelled at me just for stepping on his lawn!
- She has a nasty habit of biting her fingernails.
-
The Sandero proves that cheap doesn't have to mean nasty.
— Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 26 May 2023 -
The forecast is for the weather to turn nasty on the weekend.
— Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 7 Apr. 2023 -
The last thing the franchise and Lillard should want is a nasty split.
— Afentres, oregonlive, 6 July 2023 -
He was dragged a few feet and got a nasty case of carpet burn.
— Freda Kreier, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023 -
Trump, too, has had nasty words for McConnell over the years.
— Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024 -
Now factor in that nasty 19.5% surge in the cost-of-living.
— Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 17 June 2024 -
To get to the Super Bowl, there’s going to be those crazy, nasty wins.
— Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 19 May 2024 -
In the first half, the 34-year-old striker took a nasty fall after a hard challenge in the box.
— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2023 -
Nothing but me in that nasty room, and a lot of unknown.
— David Walters, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024 -
This man walked in, grabbed me by the back of my neck, turned me around, and rammed his nasty-ass tongue down my throat.
— Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2023 -
Here’s the scoop on the smooth, rich pours to share at your next picnic — and the nasty, bitter brews to ban from the party.
— Jolene Thym, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024 -
The whole, nasty cocktail, destructive of soul, mind, and body.
— Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 24 Mar. 2023 -
But how dare Joe Biden say such nasty things about them for doing so?
— Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2022 -
But a few rules of thumb can stave off some nasty surprises.
— Joe Rennison, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2023 -
Head here to find out how Jobe learned to harness his nasty slider.
— Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 31 July 2023 -
It's just been a really nasty place to be since Elon Musk took over.
— Jason Parham, WIRED, 9 Aug. 2024 -
The Get Back sessions get nasty, with George quitting the band (offscreen).
— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2024 -
Tiffany Stratton took a nasty bump to the outside where the women barely caught her.
— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023 -
The main clue: A nasty flu season just ended in Australia.
— Lauran Neergaard, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Oct. 2022 -
An ideal ‘The Boys’ finds a way to embody, even when things get truly nasty.
— Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 25 July 2024 -
And the police commissioner was very nasty about it to her.
— NBC News, 17 Sep. 2023 -
Yes, Carson was a nasty and sometimes violent drunk; Zehme had stopped drinking for the last 20 years of his life.
— Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2024 -
The soaring harmonies on the chorus, the nasty edge to the bass line, the way the horns add sizzle to an already piping-hot track; these are all the indelible hallmarks of Jones’ work.
— Elias Leight, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'nasty.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Last Updated: