be hostile to
Example Sentences
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Some see emails like this and conclude their boss could be hostile to them, leaving them fearful of losing promotion opportunities or worse.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
He was reported to be hostile to Belgian state officials and to a leading virologist.
From BBC • Jul. 7, 2023
There’s particular concern that the new lawmakers will be hostile to protecting voting rights, an issue especially resonant in the city where John Lewis, Diane Nash and other civil rights leaders got their start.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2022
In neighborhoods that are likely to be hostile to new shelters, the agency no longer provided wide notice until they had a finalized agreement with the landlord.
From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2022
Thomas Hobbes, although he was not an atomist, had developed a materialist, Epicurean philosophy which was universally understood to be hostile to religion.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
