11.  But as false hope is a mean thing, real hope cannot be dismissed as merely an empty sentiment.

12.  He said his mother often stayed out late but would not let him stay out late, and that she said mean things to him.

13.  Rocker read an apology to reporters for saying mean things about gays, minorities and foreigners during a magazine interview.

14.  She was a jerk, but I wish I had never said the mean things I said to her.

15.  Students have said mean things to me.

16.  The press wrote mean things about Steve.

17.  There were always a few boys who had some mean things to say about the team or my father.

18.  They say mean things.

19.  This is a world where mean things happen, where good women are pressed into prostitution, and drama must be reflective of that reality.

20.  What a mean thing to say.