hostile

Those environments are very hard to replicate, and the games in Brazil, in front of huge, hostile crowds, were an especially important part of the preparation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Someone might intellectually understand that other people are not necessarily hostile or critical, for example, yet still instinctively respond as though rejection is inevitable.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

"However, as recent events have shown, Counter Terrorism Policing will seek to proactively disrupt any attempts by hostile states to carry out criminal acts in the UK."

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Mixed-genet pairings resulted in the corals deploying stinging cells, a hostile response that can be likened to organ rejection in humans.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

I expected a hostile welcome from the spice merchants, who must have seen through Samir’s flimflammery.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

Meanwhile, around 3,000 Pakistanis have left Iran since hostiles began.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2025

Another 2020, another arrival from extraterrestrial hostiles, this time with the ability to hunt with surgical precision based on nothing but sound.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 6, 2020

The kitchen loves its star patty so much that the cooks sometimes act as if they’re protecting it from hostiles — or the condiments Jaffe mentioned.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2018

While space traveling on branching paths, the player lands on nodes that become arenas with attacking hostiles in fun, turn-based fights in a retro, 8-bit presentation.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 7, 2017

The Retrieval Squad put down just inside the boundary and began an immediate scan for possible hostiles.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer