How to Use animosity in a Sentence

animosity

noun
  • We put aside our personal animosities so that we could work together.
  • Here’s a look back at how there came to be animosity between the two men.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
  • On the other side of all that anger and animosity awaits joy.
    Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Maybe there won’t be any animosity at all.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Have fans moved on, or is there still animosity toward big clubs?
    Andy Frye, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2021
  • What are the roots of the animosity?
    The Week Uk, TheWeek, 8 Mar. 2026
  • But in that short period of time there was a lot of animosity.
    Richard Fetzer, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2022
  • The parties may not even be aware of the true reason for their animosity.
    Svetlana Whitener, Forbes, 9 Nov. 2021
  • This animosity led to a feud with Owens and Owens' four kids.
    Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
  • There may be too much bad blood, too much suspicion and too much anger on both sides to turn the animosity around.
    Bloomberg.com, 16 Apr. 2018
  • But that doesn’t mean there is any animosity — the Jeter siblings are very close.
    Emily Krauser, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2023
  • Still, the animosity came largely from the adults on the show, not the kids, Sioux says.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Racial animosities date to the era of the Arabian slave trade.
    Nicolas Niarchos, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
  • At the event, there's no sign of animosity between the two parties.
    John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, 1 Dec. 2015
  • And finding a way past some of the animosity with her adult kids will help everyone.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
  • At least when one school stamps its collective foot and says no, that keeps a level of animosity alive.
    Joan Niesen, SI.com, 13 Sep. 2019
  • That’s what makes people pay attention and have some animosity or some love for us.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The animosity is so deep that William has shut the door on Harry.
    Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 23 June 2025
  • His reason, which was the same as last year, was animosity toward the media.
    Emily Heil, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2018
  • Most of the racial animosity comes from outside the unit — or from Jesse himself.
    Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2022
  • The campers swim in the animosity that drenches the airwaves and cyberspaces around them.
    Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
  • There’s a lot of mistrust and animosity between the studios and the guilds.
    Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Trump’s animosity toward news outlets whose agenda runs counter to his own isn't new.
    ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • There is so much animosity and lack of trust between the owners and players that the future looks bleak.
    Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 23 June 2020
  • And over the years, there’s been so much animosity and lawsuits, just negative stuff.
    Melinda Newman, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The animosity between the two appeared to be short-lived, at least publicly.
    Josh Criswell, Chron, 6 Oct. 2022
  • One is the level of animosity, angst and hatred for the court, or, rather, for the four justices in question.
    John Baer, Philly.com, 26 Mar. 2018
  • But animosity renewed after the team shut him down for the season’s final two games.
    Dianna Russini, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Fortunately, there's no animosity here, since all's fair in love and dance floors.
    Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 3 June 2026
  • Once there’s a bunch of guys, if there really is some animosity between clubs, there’s no way the umpires can stop it.
    John Fay, Cincinnati.com, 29 June 2018

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