hostility
Example Sentences
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Nick Bilton was greeted with open hostility from high-profile correspondent Scott Pelley, according to people at the gathering.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
"We kind of got close to that about 10 years ago, but actually I think things are souring. I feel more hostility in the air, more aggression towards us."
From BBC • May 30, 2026
The most prominent figures in artificial intelligence are stepping back from dire predictions about mass unemployment, as the industry faces growing public hostility over AI's promised transformation of the workplace.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
The hostility in these responses is in full view.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
The two men looked at each other and the hostility in their eyes was all but tangible.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
Vocabulary lists containing hostility
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 16–19
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, "A Date That Will Live In Infamy" (1941)
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Maus I: My Father Bleeds History
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