be hostile to
Example Sentences
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The good news is that she doesn't seem to be hostile to vaccines which makes her an island in a sea of anti-vaxxers.
From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2024
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
It’s almost as if they have co-opted concerns about cancel culture as a way to defend themselves so they can continue to be hostile to people.
From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2021
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
