How to Use animosity in a Sentence
animosity
noun
- We put aside our personal animosities so that we could work together.
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The goal of the third phase was to defuse the animosity.
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Dhruv Khullar,
The New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2022
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The animosity around the town has been too much for some.
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Sam Tabachnik,
The Denver Post,
7 July 2019
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But the animosity between the U.S. and Venezuela goes back longer than that.
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Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
9 Mar. 2022
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There was a little animosity from the man next in line for the job, Kenya Barris.
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Vulture,
4 Apr. 2023
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There’s a lot of mistrust and animosity between the studios and the guilds.
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Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
30 Aug. 2023
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There’s no animosity from the OGs who have suffered through the tough times with the franchise.
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Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
21 May 2024
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On the other side of all that anger and animosity awaits joy.
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Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2024
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The parties may not even be aware of the true reason for their animosity.
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Svetlana Whitener,
Forbes,
9 Nov. 2021
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Most of the racial animosity comes from outside the unit — or from Jesse himself.
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Mark Jenkins,
Washington Post,
21 Nov. 2022
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At the event, there's no sign of animosity between the two parties.
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John Wenz,
Popular Mechanics,
1 Dec. 2015
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One is the level of animosity, angst and hatred for the court, or, rather, for the four justices in question.
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John Baer,
Philly.com,
26 Mar. 2018
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But in real life, the animosity was still a dish served hot.
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Lisa Grunwald,
TIME,
12 Apr. 2024
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But that doesn’t mean there is any animosity — the Jeter siblings are very close.
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Emily Krauser,
Peoplemag,
23 Sep. 2023
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Bria asks Zeta to chat the day after the coupling to find out what is up with the animosity toward her.
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Kimi Robinson,
The Arizona Republic,
2 Aug. 2022
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There may be too much bad blood, too much suspicion and too much anger on both sides to turn the animosity around.
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Bloomberg.com,
16 Apr. 2018
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For many, the intensity of the animosity came as a shock.
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New York Times,
23 May 2021
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While some fans still searched for hidden animosity, many called for an end to all the drama.
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Whitney Perry,
Glamour,
16 Oct. 2022
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But in that short period of time there was a lot of animosity.
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Richard Fetzer,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2022
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George was asked why there was so much animosity for him.
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Evan Frank,
The Indianapolis Star,
17 Mar. 2023
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As Kytch hit its stride over the months that followed, the strange orders stopped and there were no more clear signs of animosity from Taylor.
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Andy Greenberg,
Wired,
20 Apr. 2021
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The animosity between the two appeared to be short-lived, at least publicly.
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Josh Criswell,
Chron,
6 Oct. 2022
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The animosity between the two preceded Trump’s time in the White House.
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Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
4 Dec. 2024
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There is so much animosity and lack of trust between the owners and players that the future looks bleak.
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Jeff Seidel,
Detroit Free Press,
23 June 2020
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His reason, which was the same as last year, was animosity toward the media.
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Emily Heil,
BostonGlobe.com,
7 Apr. 2018
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Talcott was not the first member of the press to face animosity from demonstrators.
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Haley Victory Smith,
Washington Examiner,
23 June 2020
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There was plenty of animosity on show in 1998, as well.
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Ishaan Tharoor,
Washington Post,
29 Nov. 2022
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At least when one school stamps its collective foot and says no, that keeps a level of animosity alive.
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Joan Niesen,
SI.com,
13 Sep. 2019
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Their minor disagreements and petty animosities have melted away.
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Charles Blow,
The Mercury News,
29 Dec. 2024
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In today’s America, aspiration and ambition have been supplanted by anger and animosity.
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Juliann Ventura,
The Hill,
17 Dec. 2024
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