Examples of rancor in a Sentence
She answered her accusers calmly and without rancor.
In the end, the debate created a degree of rancor among the committee members.
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In this interview, which has been edited for length, Grumet bemoaned the partisan rancor surrounding the energy debate.
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Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Adding to the rancor among opponents of the project is the fact that the building would have 22 stories and stand 239 feet tall.
—Adam Summers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
Members of Congress would be wise to listen to the rancor unleashed at town halls.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
However, RedZone host Scott Hanson’s mention of ads while appearing on The Pat McAfee Show Wednesday sparked Reddit rancor and X acrimony, with some number of fans coming to believe—falsely—that the ads would be more disruptive than those trials and that ESPN was behind the change.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Adding to the rancor among opponents of the project is the fact that the building would have 22 stories and stand 239 feet tall.
—Adam Summers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
Members of Congress would be wise to listen to the rancor unleashed at town halls.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
However, RedZone host Scott Hanson’s mention of ads while appearing on The Pat McAfee Show Wednesday sparked Reddit rancor and X acrimony, with some number of fans coming to believe—falsely—that the ads would be more disruptive than those trials and that ESPN was behind the change.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rancor
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“Rancor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rancor. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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