open hostilities
Example Sentences
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"A partnership would likely prove unstable given their open hostilities in the past," BMI said in an outlook note.
From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026
Mohamed Salah's explosive interview has cranked up the pressure on struggling Liverpool head coach Arne Slot as open hostilities broke out at the troubled Premier League champions.
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025
You don’t have to assume that your roommates are out to get you, or that having a conversation about conflicting interests in common spaces means you have to declare open hostilities.
From Slate • Feb. 2, 2021
We will never know if FDR would have succeeded in maneuvering the U.S. into open hostilities with the fascist powers.
From Salon • Dec. 7, 2016
Thus insanely did the garrison establish open hostilities between the two parties, when it was evident that the Indians desired friendship.
From The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)
