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

As I’ve gotten older, that vitriol slowly transformed into acceptance, then adoration.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2026

Seeing an extreme version of his vitriol broadcast in the news, though, we were appalled.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama