How to Use hate in a Sentence

hate

1 of 2 noun
  • They have been unable to overcome their hates and fears.
  • These crimes are motivated by prejudice and hate.
  • Push back on hate, let love abide.
    Terry Collins, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
  • They are taught hate, hate, hate.
    Vivienne Walt For Time France, Time, 17 Dec. 2025
  • Or worse, it can be used to spread hate.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Love is stronger than any type of hate or fear.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
  • It just is drowned out by a lot of the hate.
    Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
  • Fire is anger and hate, while ash is grief and loss.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Swastikas are a symbol of hate.
    Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
  • His message was love over hate.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2026
  • How do people get filled with so much hate?
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Davies is no stranger to dealing with hate.
    Ellise Shafer, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The shooter's heart was full of hate.
    Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The shooter's heart was full of hate.
    Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Thompson doesn’t end by dwelling on such hate.
    The Week Us, TheWeek, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Some words—like love or hate—resonate longer.
    Literary Hub august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Funny thing about hate, though.
    Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
  • And maybe some hate-watchers, too.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 May 2026
  • But now the hate is in your room, on your phone with you all the time.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
  • But now the hate is in your room, on your phone, with you all the time.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • It can't be seen as being a den for hate groups and scam artists.
    Author: Conor Sen, Alaska Dispatch News, 15 Oct. 2017
  • There’s just too much hate in the world to be saying stuff like that.
    Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • What Marissa does doesn’t come from hate.
    Jp Mangalindan, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
  • But a career cannot be sustained on hate alone.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
  • There's no hate in our hearts, that's just too heavy of a burden to bear.
    Fox News, 8 May 2018
  • Such hate has no place in New York City.
    Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Our world is filled with so much frustration and hate.
    Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The power of love is stronger than the power of hate.
    Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The hate get more powerful with more hate.
    Dan Heching, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Members are vowing to stay strong in the face of hate.
    Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025

hate

2 of 2 verb
  • What is it that you hate about him most?
  • I hate the idea of leaving my mother alone all week.
  • He was a cruel tyrant who was hated and feared by his people.
  • They hate being apart from each other.
  • She hated them for betraying her.
  • They were political rivals who truly hated each other.
  • My agent would hate to hear that.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
  • If the refs hate that, too bad.
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2026
  • They are taught hate, hate, hate.
    Vivienne Walt For Time France, Time, 17 Dec. 2025
  • My friends who are die-hard sports fans hate me.
    Jasper Craven, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • But man, oh man, does Dan hate the game.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The answer to hate is not hate.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
  • The answer to hate is not hate.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The answer to hate is not hate.
    David Remnick, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The answer to hate is not hate.
    Nbc News, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Never trust a man who hates a mime.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
  • But why do cats hate water so much?
    Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Browns fans likely hate to see it.
    Tyler Geis, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • How people will hate this film.
    David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Sadly, the judges hate all of them.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
  • And most people hate slow growth.
    Sun Yi, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • You guys are going to hate me for this one.
    Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2026
  • Andrews came to hate the drill.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
  • What smells do earwigs hate the most?
    Dan Simms, USA Today, 15 May 2026
  • But are we allowed to freely hate on cats now?
    Dan Heching, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Adults do so hate the silent treatment.
    Judith Martin, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
  • What are some other smells that bed bugs hate?
    Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Her bestie is Dara, who seems to kind of hate her.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Bias, hate and stalemate serves no one for very long.
    Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Don’t hate the script, hate the writers, etc.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025

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