hostile

Example Sentences

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Skills Minister Jacqui Smith said UK universities had become "a prime target for foreign states and hostile actors".

From BBC

Doctors didn’t grow hostile toward EHRs because they were Luddites; they were simply frustrated with tools that demanded too much and offered too little in return.

From The Wall Street Journal

Meta's lawyers fought for six days in court to remove jurors who they deemed overly hostile to Facebook and Instagram, two of the social media platforms involved in the case.

From Barron's

"It's hostile, there's confrontation, they are tough games," remembered George, when asked about the nature of England's matches against Wales.

From BBC

Epstein sent Siegal a link to the story with the subject line: “not sure why she is so hostile.”

From Salon