How to Use hate in a Sentence
- They have been unable to overcome their hates and fears.
- These crimes are motivated by prejudice and hate.
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There's a lot of hate in this world and a lot of anger.
—Mike Bianchi, OrlandoSentinel.com, 24 Oct. 2017
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The racists and the we-hate-PC crowd would buy that gear by the truckload.
—Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Jan. 2018
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My mother, who taught me to love even in the face of hate.
—PEOPLE.com, 4 Mar. 2018
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The hate crimes on top of that can be used to augment the sentence.
—CBS News, 27 Nov. 2022
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There’s no room in this race — or our state — for this hate.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2023
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The United States doesn’t have laws against hate speech.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2022
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The amount of hate in this world is completely flushed by the love.
—Christina Schoellkopf, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2017
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The best way to fight hate is to prevent it from taking root in the first place.
—Sam Gill, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2024
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Ntim, who is half Black and half white, said Trump fanned hate.
—John Reinan, Star Tribune, 7 Nov. 2020
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It can't be seen as being a den for hate groups and scam artists.
—Author: Conor Sen, Alaska Dispatch News, 15 Oct. 2017
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Achieving that level of buy-in might make some of the hate go away.
—The New Yorker, 4 July 2021
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Even sadder: some of the hate came from the parents of his classmates.
—Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 1 May 2018
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There's no hate in our hearts, that's just too heavy of a burden to bear.
—Fox News, 8 May 2018
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There's a thin line between love and hate, the saying goes.
—Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2021
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Georgia is one of four states in the nation that does not have a hate crimes law.
—Leon Stafford, ajc, 9 June 2020
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But just to tell the hate group to stop using your image is an easy thing to do.
—Lilian Min, Cosmopolitan, 4 Sep. 2017
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My mother taught me that much of our world was built on the backs of others — and on hate.
—Kanyinsola Oye, Teen Vogue, 29 Mar. 2019
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It’s hard to forgive and let go of hate that’s defined you for most of your life.
—Zito Madu, GQ, 26 June 2018
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Again, that could be true, but did Ben Wallace get this kind of hate?
—Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Dec. 2021
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Trump spews hate — hate of immigrants and of Democrats.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2023
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If smearing Asians this way isn’t hate speech, then what is?
—Carly Roman, Washington Examiner, 24 Feb. 2021
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What a bummer that someone would go to such great lengths to spread hate.
—Kathryn Lindsay, refinery29.com, 21 Apr. 2020
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With live crowds, the Giants would have received some hate.
—Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 27 Sep. 2020
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His message was love over hate.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2026
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Love is a lot easier than hate.
—Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 14 Feb. 2026
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Funny thing about hate, though.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
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And this year, the Jew-hate is official.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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Love builds up, whereas hate destroys.
—Tucker J. Gregor, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2026
- 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.
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Send tips, questions and hate mail to kbierygolick@enquirer.com.
—Keith Bierygolick, Cincinnati.com, 2 Nov. 2017
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The meet was held in the kind of weather that most sprinters hate.
—Joe Magill, cleveland, 17 Apr. 2021
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The guys hate trap game talk ... but there could be something to this.
—Doug Lesmerises, cleveland.com, 11 Sep. 2019
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Kind of hate it for him, but at the same time that’s the nature of this business.
—Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 18 Nov. 2021
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And wanting to find that balance of you love to hate Zeus.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Aug. 2022
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The first is grounded in the fact that coaches hate to tip their hands.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Aug. 2021
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Miss Manners hates to be the one to tell you, but this bride is no friend.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2024
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And, hate him or love him, Devin Haney ain’t tellin’ nothin but the truth.
—Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2023
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When the lifeboat is full, those who hate life will try to load it with more people and sink the lot.
—Jennifer Wright, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Dec. 2019
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Bankers hate turning to the Fed for short-term funding.
—David Benoit, WSJ, 24 Mar. 2023
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And the story had a bad guy that the public was already primed to hate.
—Gabriel Popkin, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2020
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Don’t hate yourself if the duck reminds you of your ex.
—Jenny Singer, Glamour, 19 Apr. 2022
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The beauty of now is that some people will hate our show and that’s fine.
—Kelly MacLean, Los Angeles Magazine, 16 Jan. 2018
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This starts with making trans erasure, and trans hate a thing of the past.
—Imara Jones, CNN, 25 June 2021
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Here's what drivers love and hate about the pivotal car.
—Josh Petri, Bloomberg.com, 19 Mar. 2018
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Love it or hate it, And Just Like That... will be back for a third season.
—Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 23 Aug. 2023
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Stain your pants with this stuff and your real dog will love and hate you.
—cleveland, 11 May 2022
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Fans had the sense that Brian hated Smile and didn’t want to even talk about it.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2024
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And of course, the Celtics and Lakers are hated rivals.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
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Love it or hate it, low-rise jeans are back and come in the balloon style.
—India Roby, InStyle, 16 Feb. 2026
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Janice would have really hated me.
—Sarah Hartshorne, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2026
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He was loved and hated in equal measure.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
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Vonn tapped her toe into Act 2 and didn’t hate it.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 Feb. 2026
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Bias, hate and stalemate serves no one for very long.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
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