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Examples of vitriol in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The group of White officers raided the home in Braxton without a warrant, subjected the two Black men to racist vitriol, used Tasers on them after they had already been handcuffed and beat them with various objects – and one of them shot Jenkins in the mouth, prosecutors said. Emma Tucker, CNN, 19 Sep. 2024 Asked about the dynamic on CNBC earlier this month, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert did not explicitly condemn the vitriol toward players, sparking criticism from around the league. Jake Piazza, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2024 On numerous occasions throughout her rookie season, the Fever guard has been asked about fan vitriol and has spoken out against fans using fandom for her as an excuse to attack other players in the league. Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024 Attacks on academics are a recurring feature of the assertive Hindu-nationalist agenda, in which any scholarly analysis of ancient Indian history or the roots of Hinduism that challenges the nationalists’ preferred version promptly elicits menacing personal vitriol. Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for vitriol 

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“Vitriol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vitriol. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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