vitriol
Example Sentences
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Beijing has described the comment as an escalation and responded with economic pressure and diplomatic vitriol.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
But he heaped particular vitriol on the three conservatives.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
And this year, if the delicately reunited U.K. duo Oasis was to pull things together for 2026 and play the Super Bowl, it most certainly wouldn’t inspire the same kind of vitriol.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026
Omar, who became a U.S. citizen in 2000 at age 17, was also subjected to his vitriol.
From Salon • Dec. 10, 2025
Since he was never questioned or stopped at any airport or customs entry point to any country, he felt free to persist with his broadcast vitriol.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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