ANIMOSITY in a Sentence
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19 example sentences for ANIMOSITY, such as:
1. His one eye met hers with an impersonal animosity.
2. She thrust it away again, but with less animosity.
3. There is no personal animosity between the party leaders.
4. Despite everything, she bore her former boss no animosity.
5. Of course we're competitive but there's no personal animosity between us.
2. She thrust it away again, but with less animosity.
3. There is no personal animosity between the party leaders.
4. Despite everything, she bore her former boss no animosity.
5. Of course we're competitive but there's no personal animosity between us.
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Meanings and Examples of ANIMOSITY
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animosity
n. bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
Classic Sentence:
1 The sight of that happy possessive gesture had aroused in Scarlett all the jealous animosity which had slumbered during the months when she had thought Ashley probably dead.
2 His one eye met hers with an impersonal animosity.
3 She was aware that she had Lily to thank for it; and dull resentment was turned to active animosity.
4 There was no longer a centre; everywhere there was competition and animosity.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—NUMBER 24,601 BECOMES NUMBER 9,430
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—NUMBER 24,601 BECOMES NUMBER 9,430
5 Immediately eight swords glittered in the rays of the setting sun, and the combat began with an animosity very natural between men twice enemies.
6 Milady began to have doubts of the issue of this terrible duel, in which her enemies showed as much perseverance as she did animosity.
7 You seem to think that I have some animosity against young Mr. Tom; whereas I have none at all.
8 They repeatedly endeavoured to single out each other, spurred by mutual animosity, and aware that the fall of either leader might be considered as decisive of victory.
9 She thrust it away again, but with less animosity.
10 For anything I knew, his animosity towards the man might otherwise lead to his seeking him out and rushing on his own destruction.
11 Prince Andrew did neither: a look of animosity appeared on his face and the other turned away and went down the side of the corridor.
12 For this reason many consider that a wise prince, when he has the opportunity, ought with craft to foster some animosity against himself, so that, having crushed it, his renown may rise higher.
The Prince By Niccolo Machiavelli
Context Highlight In CHAPTER XX — ARE FORTRESSES, AND MANY OTHER THINGS TO WHI...
Context Highlight In CHAPTER XX — ARE FORTRESSES, AND MANY OTHER THINGS TO WHI...
13 The animosities between these two parties run so high, that they will neither eat, nor drink, nor talk with each other.
14 You are a foreigner: you do not feel our national animosities as we do.
Example Sentence:
1 Of course we're competitive but there's no personal animosity between us.
2 I have no animosity against him, and he's clearly seeking to pick a quarrel with me.
3 Despite everything, she bore her former boss no animosity.
4 There is no personal animosity between the party leaders.
5 I've worked for Bill Clinton for years, and Bill Clinton, another Democrat who pushed socially responsible programs, got a lot of animosity from the right.