rancor

Example Sentences

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The government benefits began their existence as objects of partisan rancor and harsh criticism.

From New York Times

By this, Steinbach meant that Duncan should consider whether his appearance at Stanford was worth the obvious rancor and ferment it had created.

From Washington Post

But one owner expressed the view Sunday that Snyder will sell his team and leave the league without significant further rancor, adding: “What choice does he have?”

From Washington Post

The rancor of the debate reflects how far Israeli society has shifted in the decades since Mr. Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, first entered Parliament in the late 1980s.

From New York Times

"You are ruling class," he said, with no more rancor than if he had informed me that I had brown hair, or a slightly newer iPhone than his.

From Salon