How to Use animosity in a Sentence

animosity

noun

• We put aside our personal animosities so that we could work together.
• 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.
  — Andy Greenberg, Wired, 20 Apr. 2021
• Both men chafe at the question of whether there’s personal animosity behind their disagreements.
  — Joshua Fechter, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Apr. 2021
• To Uzoka, Koh’s animosity was beginning to feel almost routine, an unavoidable burden of his fame.
  — New York Times, 20 Apr. 2021
• The goal of the third phase was to defuse the animosity.
  — Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2022
• The animosity around the town has been too much for some.
  — Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 7 July 2019
• But the animosity between the U.S. and Venezuela goes back longer than that.
  — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2022
• There was a little animosity from the man next in line for the job, Kenya Barris.
  — Vulture, 4 Apr. 2023
• There’s a lot of mistrust and animosity between the studios and the guilds.
  — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2023
• There’s no animosity from the OGs who have suffered through the tough times with the franchise.
  — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 21 May 2024
• On the other side of all that anger and animosity awaits joy.
  — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2024
• The parties may not even be aware of the true reason for their animosity.
  — Svetlana Whitener, Forbes, 9 Nov. 2021
• Most of the racial animosity comes from outside the unit — or from Jesse himself.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2022
• At the event, there's no sign of animosity between the two parties.
  — John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, 1 Dec. 2015
• 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 in real life, the animosity was still a dish served hot.
  — Lisa Grunwald, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
• But that doesn’t mean there is any animosity — the Jeter siblings are very close.
  — Emily Krauser, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2023
• Bria asks Zeta to chat the day after the coupling to find out what is up with the animosity toward her.
  — Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 2 Aug. 2022
• 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
• For many, the intensity of the animosity came as a shock.
  — New York Times, 23 May 2021
• While some fans still searched for hidden animosity, many called for an end to all the drama.
  — Whitney Perry, Glamour, 16 Oct. 2022
• But in that short period of time there was a lot of animosity.
  — Richard Fetzer, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2022
• George was asked why there was so much animosity for him.
  — Evan Frank, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Mar. 2023
• The animosity between the two appeared to be short-lived, at least publicly.
  — Josh Criswell, Chron, 6 Oct. 2022
• 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
• His reason, which was the same as last year, was animosity toward the media.
  — Emily Heil, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2018
• Talcott was not the first member of the press to face animosity from demonstrators.
  — Haley Victory Smith, Washington Examiner, 23 June 2020
• There was plenty of animosity on show in 1998, as well.
  — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2022
• It obviously wasn’t shown, but there was a lot of animosity between myself and Sol, [but] also [between] Genevieve and Sol.
  — Nick Caruso, TVLine, 24 Oct. 2024
• Much of the animosity towards Todd comes from his role in a conflict known as the block size wars, in which Bitcoin enthusiasts split into two camps over how to best scale bitcoin for consumer growth.
  — Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 10 Dec 2024