hateful

Example Sentences

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"If something is hateful and intimidating we will take action whatever the academic or historical interpretation of those words," said Harman.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

"I agree that hateful and violent rhetoric is something we should reject," Kimmel said.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Two major Islamic bodies, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and Al-Azhar, issued statements that deplored the hateful rhetoric — but without making clear who had used it.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

“Campy, openly and equally hateful and opportunistic, and above all, shameless.”

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

By the time they were in grade school, close-order drill was as natural as breathing and as hateful as hell.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck