harboring
Example Sentences
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Harboring silent expectations can, as you found out, lead to resentment.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 5, 2025
Harboring hard feelings seemed like a reflective act, but now that I thought about it, I had to admit that holding on to those feelings was a conscious choice.
From Seattle Times • May 6, 2022
Harboring and defending the undesirables and castoffs of the community irked her more “respectable” fellow parishioners.
From Slate • Sep. 7, 2021
Nikkya Hargrove is the program director for Harboring Hearts, a nonprofit organization that offers financial and emotional support to heart surgery patients and their families.
From Washington Post • May 28, 2019
Harboring places for further infestations are also thus removed.
From A Living from the Land by Duryee, William B.
