animosity
Example Sentences
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The trip is seen as important for the US, as Trump will meet with President Xi Jinping at a time of growing economic and technological animosity between the two countries.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
These were white women who had had a religious upbringing, and they knew that their views would be met with judgment or even animosity from family and neighbors.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
Taking two former partners’ stories together, it was clear how animosity so often masked grief.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Jon Cryer and Andrew McCarthy of the so-called Brat Pack discuss their years-long animosity during a reunion at the release of McCarthy’s ‘Brats’ documentary.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
He had experienced the beginning of contempt, but now the childhood fear and respect and animosity came back to him, so that he seemed a little boy testing his father’s immediate mood to escape trouble.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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