vitriol
Example Sentences
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The reaction is swift, defensive and many times delivered with the vitriol of an adolescent facing the cosmic injustice of screen-time limits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
"I don't understand why I'm doing this, suffering and crying," sobbed Sakura – a pop veteran, who'd never encountered such vitriol in her previous bands, HKT48 and Iz*One.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
Those are the memories Nereyda says will stay with her more than the vitriol she and her daughter have faced during the past two years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
He toned down his vitriol because he wanted me to still feel comfortable and welcome to stay.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026
“Can we not inundate this amazing young woman with our masculine vitriol on her birthday?”
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
Vocabulary lists containing vitriol
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