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Recent Examples of inhospitable Down the hall from the Cosmic Splendor display, visitors can view the short Worlds Beyond Earth film, which outlines the perfect conditions Earth has for life compared to its inhospitable planet neighbors. Jessica Rendall, Space.com, 4 June 2025 But for the roughly 200 men and women arriving for the weekend’s Tactical Games, the inhospitable weather only added to the experience. Calum Marsh Bridget Bennett, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025 But fashion aside, Capri in truth is an utterly inhospitable piece of high rock surrounded by churning seas, with not a single accessible beach to its name. James Fallon, Footwear News, 24 May 2025 The temperatures for late May, even this far north, have plummeted, making the inhospitable terrain of northern Finland even tougher for the Finnish, Swedish and British soldiers halfway through joint live-fire exercises, dubbed Northern Strike 125, in Europe's largest training ground, Rovajärvi. Ellie Cook — Reporting From Rovajärvi, Northern Finland, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for inhospitable
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Adjective
  • Guzman’s book was used as a common reader by several universities in 2024, reflecting ongoing concerns about the often hostile, partisan gaps that have roiled many campuses in recent years.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • In the five years since the events of Jurassic World Dominion, many of the dinosaurs and other formerly extinct creatures that were set free into the world have died off, unable to survive in the modern climate and otherwise hostile environments.
    Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • On key international conflicts, Trump's ratings skew negative.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
  • However, there is one caveat that needs to be addressed: the negative fan score was posted before the show was even released.
    Braedon Montgomery, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025

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“Inhospitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhospitable. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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