How to Use antipathy in a Sentence

antipathy

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  • Putting on a good show, of course, is often at the root of the antipathy between those who grew up in the X Games culture and the Olympic purists.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2018
  • But even officials who share that antipathy say this is not the time to get rid of the agency.
    — Ronen Bergman, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2024
  • In an era of deep antipathy toward the media, that’s no small thing.
    — Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2019
  • Her antipathy toward politicians, though, will not keep her from the polls.
    — Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 28 Feb. 2020
  • Utley earned the antipathy of Mets fans during a storied career with the Phillies.
    — Andy McCullough, latimes.com, 20 June 2018
  • The follower isn’t the first to think there’s antipathy behind the snarky exchanges on Twitter.
    — Vince Ellis, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2017
  • While Biden has toned down the rhetoric, some elements of this Trump-era antipathy persist.
    — Annabelle Timsit, Quartz, 1 July 2021
  • In fact Jackson had a lifelong antipathy to that class, which had run the country since its founding.
    — John Steele Gordon, WSJ, 11 Feb. 2022
  • Is there a natural antipathy between the Sheerios and the Self-Haimers?
    — Dave Holmes, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2017
  • Your daughter-in-law's antipathy to you has withstood the test of time, as has your child's acquiescence to it.
    — Washington Post, 28 June 2021
  • And Blanc turns out to have a powerful antipathy toward the classic board game Clue.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 Nov. 2022
  • But this one comes on a project to which the Trump administration has shown antipathy.
    — Paul Berger, WSJ, 4 Apr. 2018
  • Will anyone even go to the show, given the general antipathy for the brand and fears of a backlash against being seen to support it?
    — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2023
  • And this could translate into more antipathy toward the out-group and its leader.
    — Wired, 9 Nov. 2019
  • What enabled the ultrawealthy to flourish in the face of such widespread antipathy?
    — David Marchesephotograph By Christopher Anderson/magnum, For The New York Times, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Prince Philip misread the public antipathy to the royal family in the days after Diana’s death in a car crash in 1997.
    — Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2021
  • Applause, or the sound of one hand clapping: Democrats will do a lot of hand-sitting, given their antipathy toward Trump.
    — Jackie Calmes and Noah Bierman, latimes.com, 30 Jan. 2018
  • His antipathy towards and connection to Blanche charges up the entire evening.
    — David Benedict, Variety, 15 Jan. 2023
  • But Baker quickly won him over, convincing Abtey of her love for France and her antipathy toward the Nazis.
    — Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2022
  • The president's statements didn't come up during the trial, though his antipathy loomed in the background.
    — Marcy Gordon, chicagotribune.com, 12 July 2018
  • Nevertheless, the film should have probed more deeply the reasons for the rabid antipathy toward Soros.
    — Stephen Farber, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2019
  • In a sport hailed for its uncertainty, these two teams, and their antipathy toward each other, were a constant for the better part of a decade.
    — Alex Putterman, The Atlantic, 28 June 2018
  • But now their apathy is turning into antipathy – a desire, once more, to stick it to the system.
    — Christian Edwards, CNN, 25 June 2024
  • Austin Bayliss, 32, sees worrying signs that antipathy to Trump may not be enough to carry Democrats to victory.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 3 Feb. 2020
  • There’s likely more to Trump’s decision to skip the interview than his antipathy for the network that would broadcast it though.
    — Adam K. Raymond, Daily Intelligencer, 1 Feb. 2018
  • The widespread public antipathy toward the regime—and the groundswell of support for the opposition—is now transparent to all.
    — Jose Ignacio Hernández, Foreign Affairs, 29 July 2024
  • Trump has often voiced his antipathy for Hillary Clinton and Obama.
    — Mark Bergen, Bloomberg.com, 25 Jan. 2018
  • The break from tradition was a remarkable reflection of the antipathy between the two men.
    — Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Some responded with enthusiasm and others with strong antipathy, which could be said about any cohort of young people trying to make a name for themselves.
    — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Last week: For months, Cannon’s antipathy for the prosecution case was clear but confined to skirmishes that rarely led to resolution.
    — Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 21 July 2024

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