hateful

Example Sentences

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In one campaign video, Raman warned voters that Pratt would make the city “a lot more hateful and a lot more stupid.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Kimmel also appeared to invite Trump onto his show to discuss "hateful" rhetoric -- an apparent reference to the president's inflammatory comments about groups including migrants, political opponents and the media.

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

The University of Queensland said in a statement to the BBC that Chun's comments were "abhorrent and hateful to the innocent victims of the attack".

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

She was just as I remembered—tall and gaunt, bent with arthritis, wrathful, hateful.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn