animus

Example Sentences

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She rejected suggestions such tactics could be discriminatory, saying "racial animus has no place in DHS".

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

Either way, radicalism and animus replace knowledge and wisdom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

"He has no apparent animus towards anyone or anything," said film and theatre director Mike Nichols, who directed the Broadway premiere of Stoppard's tale of marriage and affairs "The Real Thing".

From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025

You could take issue with something he wrote and then debate it and there was never any animus.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2025

Minya’s animus burned brighter than Ruby’s fire, and for good reason: She was the only one of them who actually remembered the Carnage.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor