hateful

Example Sentences

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Coventry said at a news conference last week that the IOC has a safeguarding unit that monitors the organization’s social media platforms for hateful messages.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

As well as the ban, Sanchez pledged to change Spanish law to make the chief executives of tech platforms "face criminal liability for failing to remove illegal or hateful content".

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

But as an adult, Thorne sees him as a complicated boy, "he is as loving as he is hateful".

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

Investigators would conduct interviews on campus, review reams of documents for compliance with various statutes and assess such complex matters as when hateful speech is protected by the First Amendment.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2025

Frodo and Sam gazed out in mingled loathing and wonder on this hateful land.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien