Hostility means The state of being hostile. This page lists 20 example sentences from real texts, plus synonyms like hate or hatred.
Hostility in a sentence
Hostility meaning
- The state of being hostile.
- A hostile action, especially a military action. See hostilities for specific plural definition.
Synonyms of Hostility
Example sentences (20)
It was quickly dismantled by Republicans and Democrats alike for its crude hostility and massive lack of humility.
Consequently, science exists in tension with other institutions, occasionally provoking hostility and censorship.
He said this hostility doesn't encourage creativity, making people anxious and nervous about trying something different.
Each time she complained, Nima said she was met with “hostility or disrespect” while conditions continued to deteriorate.
Al Jazeera said the accusations were “fabricated” and “part of a wider pattern of hostility” toward the pan-Arab network.
Mr Tembo contends that the statement above expresses hostility and segregation against the people of Luapula.
However, the hostility he faced underscores the increasing divide between citizens and government officials.
Many on the British Left no longer read The Guardian because of its perceived hostility towards Jeremy Corbyn, for example.
Of course, the United States government has never waited for anyone to reach the border before ratcheting up the hostility.
Harris’s confused response reflects an enduring hostility among Democrats toward Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
India has made it clear that it reserves the right to take further actions if it perceives continued hostility from Canada.
A new study shows that over 85 per cent of women have experienced hostility because of their achievements.
Council meetings are filled with open hostility and executive staff have fled for neighboring communities.
America's climate apathy has reached a new level, moving beyond simply not caring and into open hostility.
President-elect Donald Trump, and members of his cabinet, have made their hostility to trans people known.
There has been, in the main, a quiet resistance to generational hostility and to being made to feel like they did not belong.
Such towns, both near and far, stand as reminders that racial hostility is not confined to distant history or faraway places.
Such as: At what point does Emily’s indifference to the Parisian way of life begin to constitute hostility to a foreign power?
There was a "certain amount of hostility" between the two because Mahek knew Saqib had threatened her mother, Mr Thompson said.
When the locals direct their growing suspicions of incomers at her their hostility grows more palpable.
Common combinations with hostility
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- hostility to 26×
- hostility and 23×
- hostility towards 22×
- of hostility 20×
- hostility toward 18×
- and hostility 16×
- hostility from 13×
- the hostility 12×
- with hostility 11×
- hostility between 7×
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About these examples
The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word hostility. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.