How to Use "Nasty" with Example Sentences

nasty (adj): not nice; very bad; unpleasant

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Used with verbs:

"The weather is starting to turn nasty."
(turn, get, become)

"He sounds like a nasty person."
(sounds like, seems like, acts like, be: is/am/are)

"This chicken soup tastes nasty."
(tastes, smells, looks)

Used with nouns:

"What a nasty person."
(person, woman, man, child)

"My friend is going through a nasty divorce."
(divorce, break-up)

"Smoking is a nasty habit."
(habit, addiction)

"I have had some nasty side effects from the medication."
(side effects)

"There was a nasty accident on the freeway."
(accident)

"She has a nasty cold."
(cold, cut, burn, temper, infection)

"I heard a nasty rumor about them."
(rumor, story, remark)

"The weather is really nasty today."
(weather)

"I have a nasty scar from the accident."
(scar)

Used with prepositions:

"She is really nasty to her kids."
(to, toward, towards)