How to Use mean streak in a Sentence

mean streak

noun
  • The dude’s a snowplow with nimble feet and a mean streak.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Farmer has heavy hands, a real anchor — and a mean streak.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Weaker as a blocker on the move, but competes with a mean streak.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Weaker as a blocker on the move, but competes with a mean streak.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • At 6-foot-6 and 325 pounds, Mauigoa has great size and a mean streak the Cardinals need.
    — The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Better than swagger, LSU showed a defensive mean streak that’s been missing for years.
    — Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The 6-foot-2, 275-pound CSU commit plays with a mean streak at right tackle.
    — Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
  • His mean streak also fits perfectly into Houston’s culture.
    — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • There’s something so hilariously flippant about Taylor’s mean streak these days.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The 6-foot-3, 275-pound Bain wins with power, leverage, technique, and a mean streak that shows up snap after snap.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Maxwell’s father, Robert, was a newspaper mogul with a mean streak who, Maxwell has said, physically abused her as a kid.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Even worse, if that’s possible, is that his psychopathic narcissism adds a selfish mean streak to his adolescent behavior.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Unfortunately, Monroe’s efforts to get deep into the world of a scheming seductress with a very mean streak is one of the few things in this film that really work.
    — Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Seider popped early in his career, making Detroit’s roster as a 20-year-old and showing a mix of offensive production, defensive tools that outran some dodgy five-on-five results and a rare-for-its-time mean streak.
    — The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Yet what is mostly a somewhat enjoyable exploration of culture clashes and modern relationships takes a decidedly dark (and bad) turn, tossing in a too-sudden third-act mean streak and a polarizing ending that doesn’t feel at all earned.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
  • McQueen had been projected to go higher in the top 10 given his formidable 6-foot-5 frame, developed skill, noticeable mobility and slight mean streak.
    — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026
  • And other tackles, namely Arizona State’s Max Iheanachor and Clemson’s Blake Miller, offered better short- and long-term fits as college right tackles who play with a mean streak.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026

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