animus
Example Sentences
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It bolsters the position of your enemies—their animus is justified, their commitment deepened.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
So sort of, what tore them apart was Rupert, and I think what brought them together was their mutual animus towards Rupert.
From Slate • Mar. 21, 2026
Byers, who represented himself at trial, said he had no animus toward law enforcement and that it would be “out of character” for him to shoot at police.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
She rejected suggestions such tactics could be discriminatory, saying "racial animus has no place in DHS".
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026
Perhaps the woman had wed a seaman of incorrigible appetites and hated the reminder—Cora didn’t know the source of her animus, or care.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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