hostile party
Example Sentences
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Presidents had had to contend with at least one branch of Congress controlled by a hostile party.
From Time Magazine Archive
This threat was implicitly raised last week by Iraqi Foreign Minister Saadoun Hammadi, who warned that Iraq would consider the U.S. a "hostile party in the gulf conflict" if it sent supplies to Iran.
From Time Magazine Archive
He seemed overjoyed that there was no longer any sign of the hostile party which had come in pursuit of him.
From The Young Alaskans by Hough, Emerson
The leader of the hostile party stood in the centre of the circle, while the route of monsters cowered around him, like evil spirits in the presence of a dread magician.
From From Twice Told Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
She had defended herself too successfully against such persons as Godet, Brisacier, and others of the hostile party.
From Priests, Women, and Families by Michelet, Jules
