hard feelings
Example Sentences
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The ensuing hard feelings led to five months of negotiations over stablecoin rewards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
I have no hard feelings about the price she is selling them for, but I found it odd that she felt the need to tell me about it.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026
Bass, for her part, has downplayed any hard feelings, saying she intends to run on her record — including her collaboration with Raman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2026
She replied: "Exactly, and that's a fantastic way to express yourself and also manage really difficult and hard feelings that are sometimes harder to express with words."
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026
I thought Grandpa had prayed away all the town’s hard feelings, and maybe he really had.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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