rancor
Example Sentences
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Mr. Stiles writes in admiring notes that acknowledge without rancor the great man’s flaws.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
You have two choices after that: Mention it in a review — factually and without rancor — or contact the Airbnb Resolution Center.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026
Some supporters of Ken Paxton think that rancor is more important.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
Many of her insights are astute, though occasionally tinged with rancor.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2025
At breakfast on the following day Fernanda was trembling, with a look of not having slept well, and she seemed completely exhausted by her rancor.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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