vitriol

Example Sentences

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Beijing has described the comment as an escalation and responded with economic pressure and diplomatic vitriol.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

But Trump saved his greatest vitriol for a Truth Social Post on Friday.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

It still can be overwhelming if she looks at all the vitriol aimed her way online, she said, but “off the internet, it’s a completely different story.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

Amid the vitriol, a senior banker asked to be taken off the account.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

“I want no assistance from you,” he told Rowan, the emphasis on the word “you” filled with more vitriol than anyone had expressed to Rowan in all his seventeen years.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman