vitriol
Example Sentences
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My column of a few weeks ago triggered a degree of vitriol that’s unusual even compared with anything I’ve written about President Trump.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
But there was no avoiding the level of attention, and vitriol, whipped up by Bezos’ participation or the larger issues it reflects.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
A prime minister not noted for hyperbolic or emotive language in public has unleashed a volley of vitriol - a chain of events "staggering," "shocking," "unforgivable," he claims.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
HBO boss Casey Bloys told multiple outlets this week that the network had taken precautions anticipating the vitriol the “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” actors would face.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Some were furious at Cervantes, others were spouting vitriol at Rowan for what he had done.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
Vocabulary lists containing vitriol
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