How to Use enmity in a Sentence

enmity

noun
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  • We need to put aside old enmities for the sake of peace.
  • His comments earned him the enmity of his coworkers.
  • There's a long history of enmity between them.
  • Despite the enmity of their nations, there is a warm camaraderie between the two musicians, a consequence of making music together.
    — Fredric Dannen, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
  • That enmity between Iran and the U.S. has ebbed and surged over the decades since.
    — Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2022
  • The enmity of the people and the elite takes the shape of a rivalry between two elites.
    — Alexis Carré, National Review, 18 Feb. 2020
  • The regime has held fast to power despite — or because of — the enmity of the colossus to the north.
    — Steve Chapman, chicagotribune.com, 5 June 2019
  • But about a year ago, a young lioness in the park put this enmity aside.
    — Cara Giaimo, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2020
  • Its problems are large, enmities run deep, and the U.S. presence has shrunk notably in the past decade.
    — Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Today, the enmity is just as intense, but the weaponry is more lethal.
    — Editorial Board Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 20 Oct. 2020
  • Part of that story is the longstanding enmity between Bill and the Globe.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2021
  • The proposal flew in the face of the grim realities on the ground and the depth of enmity between the warring factions.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Contrast that with the Left’s growing enmity to the Jewish ...
    — Daniel Foster, National Review, 1 Dec. 2022
  • The drama of his exit made clear the enmity that now lies between him and the president.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, The Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2019
  • But Wolkoff sheds more light on the extent and depth of the enmity behind those impassive faces.
    — Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2020
  • The future that these years of atrophy and anomie and enmity teased at arrived all at once.
    — David Roth, The New Republic, 11 June 2020
  • Where the envy and enmity inside the league reached a peak was in the Cowboys' pursuit of those college players around draft time.
    — Peter King, SI.com, 7 Sep. 2017
  • The driver for much of this is Saudi Arabia, and its enmity toward Iran.
    — David Mednicoff, The Conversation, 29 Aug. 2019
  • The enmity transformed over time, and in the early 1960s, Wilkinson and Caito started dating.
    — Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The enmity between Daniels—born Stephanie Clifford—and Trump was on full display for jurors and judges from afar alike to see.
    — Philip Elliott, TIME, 8 May 2024
  • That earned it enmity in Saudi Arabia, which ordered its offices closed as part of the freeze on Qatar.
    — Tracy Wilkinson, latimes.com, 9 June 2017
  • Russia’s actions stem from the enmity between the U.S. and Russia.
    — Michael Kimmage, The New Republic, 26 Jan. 2021
  • To be sure, the depth of Arab enmity towards Israel varied by country.
    — David Mednicoff, The Conversation, 29 Aug. 2019
  • The film gains a striking rhythm, alternating personal enmity with shots of the wide open sky or the rolling ocean.
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Some residents said there had been long-running enmity among the men.
    — SFChronicle.com, 22 June 2019
  • The two leaders, who have bonded over a shared enmity of Iran and a desire to make deals, lavished praise on each other.
    — Vivian Nereim, Bloomberg.com, 21 Mar. 2018
  • His dedication to a sound dollar earned him the enmity of many Democrats.
    — Roger Lowenstein, Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2019
  • On the one hand, nobody should actively seek out MCU fan enmity.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 Dec. 2021
  • Once their trust was broken, their enmity grew stronger even than their desire to succeed.
    — Indrani Sen, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2024
  • In fact, the competition was more about hype, with little to no true enmity between the outfits.
    — Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 16 July 2024

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