hostile
Example Sentences
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Justice says the school created a hostile work environment on campus.
It’s a great outcome for Paramount, which only had to raise its hostile tender offer by $1 a share to avoid a prolonged bidding war.
From Barron's
A hostile – even violent – reaction to speech cannot be allowed to determine whether that speech is criminal.
From BBC
The reversal represented a dramatic change in fortune for Paramount, which had launched a hostile offer following WBD’s acceptance of Netflix’s bid in early December.
From MarketWatch
Finding enough of the mainstream media hostile to their newfound beliefs, spirit supporters started their own publications, such as Spirit Messenger, Spirit World, and Spiritual Telegraph.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
