Examples of hateful in a Sentence
the girl's classmates were bullying her online, sending her hateful e-mails and text messages
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Fuentes and his hateful mob — along with the rest of the world — are still waiting for the segment to air on CNN.
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Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
While some commenters may argue that even their most hateful and vile statements are protected by freedom of expression principles, this may not be true, because private corporations that host comment spaces do not have to allow all types of speech.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
While Kirk was praised by conservatives as a champion of free speech, he was also criticized for comments that many other Americans found hateful toward LGBTQ+ communities, non-Christians, people of color and women.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Sheikali's case In March 2025, Sheikali's phone flooded with hateful messages.
—Mikayla Price, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
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Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
While some commenters may argue that even their most hateful and vile statements are protected by freedom of expression principles, this may not be true, because private corporations that host comment spaces do not have to allow all types of speech.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
While Kirk was praised by conservatives as a champion of free speech, he was also criticized for comments that many other Americans found hateful toward LGBTQ+ communities, non-Christians, people of color and women.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Sheikali's case In March 2025, Sheikali's phone flooded with hateful messages.
—Mikayla Price, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Hateful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hateful. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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