hostility
Example Sentences
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"We do not want this terrible tragedy to be used to divide people or fuel hostility," they said.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Nick Bilton was greeted with open hostility from high-profile correspondent Scott Pelley, according to people at the gathering.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
The hostility in these responses is in full view.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
The reaction reflects a broader unease on campuses, where speakers who mention AI are increasingly being met with hostility from students.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
The notion that all racial caste systems are necessarily predicated on a desire to harm other racial groups, and that racial hostility is the essence of racism, is fundamentally misguided.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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Vocabulary lists containing hostility
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 16–19
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, "A Date That Will Live In Infamy" (1941)
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Maus I: My Father Bleeds History
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