Rancor is an English word with synonyms like resentment or bitterness. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Rancor meaning
- A feeling of long-lasting ire for another, sometimes to the point of hatred, over a perceived wrongdoing; bitterness.
- Rancidity, rankness.
Synonyms of Rancor
Using Rancor
- The main meaning on this page is: A feeling of long-lasting ire for another, sometimes to the point of hatred, over a perceived wrongdoing; bitterness. | Rancidity, rankness.
- Useful related words include: resentment, bitterness, gall, rancour.
- In the example corpus, rancor often appears in combinations such as: the rancor, rancor and, partisan rancor.
Context around Rancor
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 11 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Rancor
- In this selection, "rancor" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, partisan, increasing, allowing, divisiveness, people and slash stand out and add context to how "rancor" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include all the rancor the players and and religious rancor common in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "rancor" sits close to words such as abenaki, adria and afn, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with rancor
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Because for all the rancor, the players understand the opponent is formidable. (12 words)
There’s growing frustration with the rancor people find around them, Doll said. (13 words)
Ms. Owens is a serial offender, known for spreading misinformation and stirring up partisan rancor. (15 words)
When my brief presidency is remembered, I hope it will be seen as a moment of reawakening to the importance of striving to find our common humanity—and of not allowing rancor and vituperation to undermine the vital process of education. (41 words)
Amidst all the partisan rancor and hatred spewing from our nation’s capital — at the apex of the Democrats’ and as broadcast across the nation by their Leftmedia propagandists, most Americans are more upbeat about the country and their own prospects. (41 words)
And she has decided that and recognized she cannot control what is happening in Washington, D.C. She can’t control the division, the rancor, the scandal of the day, the tweet of the day. (35 words)
Before you get mad online, ask yourself: Who benefits most from rancor between Democratic campaign supporters? (16 words)
Example sentences (20)
And she has decided that and recognized she cannot control what is happening in Washington, D.C. She can’t control the division, the rancor, the scandal of the day, the tweet of the day.
In the year 2023, it's (depressingly) clear that the internet contains its fair share of rancor, divisiveness, and stupidity (bad).
It has many thinking Grogu will use his Force-powers to tame the beast, subverting what he did with the Rancor in The Book of Boba Fett.
Snowling’s wife had filed for divorce in December 2022, but his attorney, Tristan teGroen, said the proceedings contained no rancor.
There’s growing frustration with the rancor people find around them, Doll said.
Without naming any other candidates, it also touches subtly on the that DeSantis has highlighted and the increasing rancor of American politics, suggesting a contrast with Trump.
I'm not going to say it was generalized, but there were people who came out with a lot of rancor.
It is worth noting that The Twins sent bounty hunter Krrsantan to kill Fett, and upon failure, apologized to him and offered him a rancor as tribute.
Rancor Slash is a two-part attack; one focusing on the player slashing ahead with the Halberd, while also summoning small spirits to fly toward the enemy.
When my brief presidency is remembered, I hope it will be seen as a moment of reawakening to the importance of striving to find our common humanity—and of not allowing rancor and vituperation to undermine the vital process of education.
Amidst all the partisan rancor and hatred spewing from our nation’s capital — at the apex of the Democrats’ and as broadcast across the nation by their Leftmedia propagandists, most Americans are more upbeat about the country and their own prospects.
Before you get mad online, ask yourself: Who benefits most from rancor between Democratic campaign supporters?
I have done my best, I have given my all, I leave with no regrets, and I hold no rancor in my heart towards anyone,” he added.
Ms. Owens is a serial offender, known for spreading misinformation and stirring up partisan rancor.
Not even imperial-nostalgic GW-Bushies dared deliver the sort of racial and religious rancor common in our past military adventures.
The compromise seemingly solved Harrison’s frustration at constantly being sidelined and everyone’s rancor at McCartney’s commanding habits.
Yes, there are lingering headaches born of 10 months of partisan rancor that made this less like an election and more like a bar-room brawl.
At a rally in Texas, President Donald Trump tried to turn impeachment rancor into a political rallying cry, bashing Democrats as “crazy” and unpatriotic as they push forward with their investigations.
Because for all the rancor, the players understand the opponent is formidable.
But the Nigerian Senate is now behaving as if it is a harbinger of hatred and rancor no thanks to the hate speech bill currently pending in the Senate.
Common combinations with rancor
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the rancor 7×
- rancor and 6×
- partisan rancor 6×
- rancor in 3×
- rancor the 2×
- of rancor 2×
- no rancor 2×
- rancor of 2×
- rancor as 2×
- from rancor 2×