rancor

Example Sentences

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Even when denying Tamora’s entreaties, Mr. Page’s Titus speaks in grave but reasonable tones, without a trace of rancor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

You have two choices after that: Mention it in a review — factually and without rancor — or contact the Airbnb Resolution Center.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

Some supporters of Ken Paxton think that rancor is more important.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

But rancor reignited when she tried to return to the States with her husband, a Radio Tokyo journalist whose name she had taken.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

The work of turning Holmes’s building into a hotel proceeded slowly, with the usual bouts of rancor and delay.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson