be hostile to
Example Sentences
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Some see emails like this and conclude their boss could be hostile to them, leaving them fearful of losing promotion opportunities or worse.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
He said he thought Trump has “big cojones,” and wasn’t surprised that he would organize a rally in an area perceived to be hostile to him.
From Slate • May 30, 2024
Someone suggested that falling asleep to audiobooks might be hostile to the appreciation of literature.
From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2024
He was reported to be hostile to Belgian state officials and to a leading virologist.
From BBC • Jul. 7, 2023
Thomas Hobbes, although he was not an atomist, had developed a materialist, Epicurean philosophy which was universally understood to be hostile to religion.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
