enmity

Example Sentences

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Despite a shared enmity for the United States and Israel, the Shiite and Sunni militias are bitter sectarian foes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

Every character seems to be poised between undying affection and eternal enmity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

While the two men's enmity was never completely hidden, Newsom at least appeared to try a bipartisan hug that would keep the mercurial president involved in the costly recovery.

From Barron's • Nov. 8, 2025

But the real problems began in 1973, when the service broadcast gavel-to-gavel prime-time coverage of the Watergate hearings, earning the enmity of President Richard Nixon.

From Salon • Aug. 6, 2025

Polyneices took refuge in Argos and did all he could to arouse enmity against Thebes.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton