negative

Example Sentences

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Even if individual claims are debunked, the persistent chorus of independent-sounding voices can make radical ideas seem mainstream and amplify negative feelings toward “others.”

From Salon

Researchers believe that, under medical supervision, these substances can temporarily shift brain activity in ways that encourage the recall of positive memories and weaken deeply ingrained negative thought patterns.

From Science Daily

Ilia Malinin could not overcome negative thoughts and mistakes Friday, costing him a figure skating gold medal at the Winter Olympics.

From Los Angeles Times

“There’s just so many negative thoughts that just flooded into there and I just did not handle it.”

From The Wall Street Journal

So I’ve almost become sort of their voice, and I have absorbed it in a way that isn’t so negative, where I carry it home with me.

From Los Angeles Times