hostility

Example Sentences

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His hostility toward Big Tech marks a notable departure from his corporate-friendly jurisprudence in other cases.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

In the 1980s and 1990s, the gripe was “stick to reading, writing and ‘rithmetic,” which implies hostility toward expanding those lessons to more complex ideas like literary analysis, critical thinking, and higher math and sciences.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

The same mindset governs: evidentiary maximalism detached from clinical reality, indifference to patient urgency, and hostility to the flexibility Congress intended.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

But East Lothian Council's decision to install parking meters has been met with an "unprecedented" level of hostility.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

Out on the streets of Durham, she encountered even more naked hostility.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson