hostility
Example Sentences
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As you said, it’s all about hostility to Congress.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
"We do not want this terrible tragedy to be used to divide people or fuel hostility," they said.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Josh Tongue elevated himself to a nailed-on starter with his hostility and ability to trouble the best players in the opposition.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
The hostility in these responses is in full view.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
First, let’s consider the absence of overt racial hostility among politicians who support harsh drug laws and the law enforcement officials charged with enforcing them.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing hostility
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 16–19
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, "A Date That Will Live In Infamy" (1941)
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Maus I: My Father Bleeds History
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