open hostilities
Example Sentences
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"A partnership would likely prove unstable given their open hostilities in the past," BMI said in an outlook note.
From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026
Mohamed Salah's explosive interview has cranked up the pressure on struggling Liverpool head coach Arne Slot as open hostilities broke out at the troubled Premier League champions.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2025
Although open hostilities in the civil war stopped last summer, armed groups continue to operate across Libya, vying for territory and control of state institutions that remain divided despite a peace push.
From Reuters ● Aug. 31, 2021
You don’t have to assume that your roommates are out to get you, or that having a conversation about conflicting interests in common spaces means you have to declare open hostilities.
From Slate ● Feb. 2, 2021
Whatever the truth may be, open hostilities began on May 26, 1918, when Czecho-Slovak forces began operations in the Volga district and in Siberia simultaneously.
