ill will

Example Sentences

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That means telling him that you wish him well and bear him no ill will.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

And Hoekstra has signaled that there is still an abundance of ill will.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2025

I love how the invocation sets a calm, cooperative, even loving tone at a time when too many civic gatherings in this country are torn by ill will, short tempers, sometimes violence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

This arrangement, according to Campbell, created ill will for years with Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2025

“You stay away from that viper. She don’t have nothing but ill will toward you and your momma.”

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland