How to Use hatred in a Sentence
hatred
noun- The war was fueled by hatreds that were centuries old.
- This troubled city is filled with hatred, prejudice, crime, and fear.
- She makes no attempt to conceal her hatred for her opponents.
- He had an irrational fear and hatred of foreigners.
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Bonding over a hatred of women, or frustration with their inability to control them, gets men through the door, too.
— Shannon Watts, ELLE, 2 Feb. 2022 -
Everyone must overcome the presence of hatred and fanaticism, and the memories of horrible tragedies.
— Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024 -
Once the principle of free speech is abandoned, any minority can end up being targeted rather than protected by laws against hatred and offense.
— Jacob McHangama, WSJ, 4 Feb. 2022 -
Some artists argue that making light of prejudice, or turning purveyors of it into absurdities, robs hatred of power.
— New York Times, 17 Feb. 2022 -
But the point is that Putin has gone mad with hatred for Navalny.
— Anna Chernova, CNN, 26 Feb. 2024 -
The Duke of Sussex's hatred of the tabloid press is also weaved throughout the book.
— Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 10 Jan. 2023 -
Now, bigots are even more wrong and strong in their hatred.
— Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 26 May 2023 -
There’s a lot of hatred, and self-hatred, to contend with.
— Sheon Han, WIRED, 23 Sep. 2024 -
And the actual hatred of the News Feed was spreading—because of the News Feed.
— Wired Staff, Wired, 21 July 2022 -
But the priest cautions his parishioners that their anger must not turn to hatred.
— Teo Armus, Washington Post, 29 May 2022 -
Those feelings surely washed over her in the aftermath — the hatred and the anger.
— Kevin McDonnell, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2023 -
No hatred here, but two titans of the game squaring off.
— Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024 -
That hatred has now put millions of lives at risk as the Russian war against Ukraine grinds on.
— Adam O’Neal, WSJ, 12 June 2022 -
So, this shame and hatred of self is something that’s deep rooted.
— Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2024 -
On his face is a terrible sort of hatred for the boy, and for the men, and for the senior soldier, and for himself.
— Keith Ridgway, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2022 -
The challenge comes as Asgard comes under threat from the Mangog, a beast made from all the hatred of the universe.
— Joe George, Men's Health, 8 July 2022 -
The report comes as events of hatred continue to play out.
— Joshua Sharpe, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 June 2022 -
The hatred of the Jews did not shy away from thousands of dispossessions.
— Uwe Westphal, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2024 -
In this country, the pursuit of survival is not rewarded in the same way that the pursuit of hatred is.
— Mattie Kahn, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 June 2023 -
Their voices are music in the midst of hatred’s tinny sound, its harsh, brash words, threats of jail time and felony charges.
— Rev. Brenda Walker, al, 7 Aug. 2022 -
Relaxers don’t equate to self-hatred and healthy hair, kinks, and coils don’t equate to unkempt.
— Náosha Gregg, Glamour, 10 Aug. 2022 -
Feelings of self-hatred thumped through my mind at a faster pace than my heartbeat coursed through my body.
— Robin Raven, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2022 -
While the first game focused on love and hope, the sequel centers more around hatred and revenge ...
— Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 19 Mar. 2023 -
In that 2021 case, the defendant doused a TriMet employee with milk in an act of racial hatred.
— Agreen, oregonlive, 13 Aug. 2023 -
Austin, a civil rights attorney who focused on policing in the Obama administration, joined the company in 2021 to help the social media giant curb racial hatred and violence on its platforms.
— Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025 -
Platforms originally designed to connect people and foster communities are being weaponized to spread hatred and violence.
— Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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