How to Use rancor in a Sentence

rancor

noun

• In the end, the debate created a degree of rancor among the committee members.
• She answered her accusers calmly and without rancor.
• Fear and loathing are apt descriptors for the site, where the rancor of the far-right thrives.
  — Bryan C. Parker, Chron, 1 Dec. 2020
• Kim Yong Chol appeared to take the rancor in his stride, though.
  — Charlie Campbell / Beijing, Time, 28 May 2018
• And the rancor was not contained to the meeting itself.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2021
• The room is rarely filled with people, and more rarely still with passion and rancor.
  — Greg Cote, miamiherald, 12 July 2018
• In Chicago, the rancor is so great that teachers are on the brink of striking.
  — Michael Kunzelman and Holly Ramer, Chron, 2 Feb. 2021
• Sun Yang was back in the pool but with none of the rancor from the previous night when he was booed and shunned on the medals podium.
  — Beth Harris, baltimoresun.com, 24 July 2019
• The rancor was further spurred by a rough midterm cycle.
  — Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 30 July 2024
• It’s among the saving graces of a realm buffeted by bots and wracked with rancor.
  — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 12 May 2021
• Their presence added some spice to the game, not the rancor when Yankees fans invade.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 18 June 2022
• The first rescue ship, sent north in 1915, got iced in and added more refugees and more rancor to the population.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 7 Jan. 2018
• Biden faces an electorate that is exhausted by the rancor and unrest of the Trump years.
  — Gilbert Garcia, ExpressNews.com, 26 Sep. 2020
• The rancor of more than seven decades of Arab-Israeli conflict seemed to melt away in a matter of days.
  — Dan Balilty, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2020
• The rancor and division that has been the main feature of our politics over the past decades would fade.
  — Joseph Epstein, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022
• Despite all the rancor in Congress about health care, the basics of Obamacare haven't changed.
  — Brent Hunsberger, OregonLive.com, 29 Oct. 2017
• When Keiko shows up to retrieve her daughter, there is no rancor.
  — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Feb. 2024
• In this time of rancor and division, Cox said Utahns must lead as an example to the rest of the nation.
  — Bethany Rodgers, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Jan. 2022
• In ceding the floor to Joan, and tracing Ted’s path without a hint of rancor, James has made a bold artistic and moral choice.
  — Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2023
• Among the reasons Boyko gave Dottore extra money was because of the rancor in the case.
  — Eric Heisig, cleveland, 19 Feb. 2020
• Meyer blamed the rancor on some members of the board as well as top DNR officials.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2021
• Judge declined the offer without rancor and the sides remain on good terms.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2022
• But the rancor of the fanbase should be less of a concern to Kapler and Co. than the dissatisfaction of his own players.
  — David Murphy, Philly.com, 6 Apr. 2018
• Since then, the border has been mostly quiet, but the rancor remains.
  — Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2020
• The Supreme Court has been quiet despite new rancor over Brett Kavanaugh.
  — NBC News, 17 Sep. 2019
• When things get hairy, Boba resorts to a drastic measure: bring out the rancor.
  — Carson Burton, Variety, 5 Aug. 2022
• The rancor stretches back to at least 2004, when Comcast tried to swallow Disney.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2018
• Speculation over the source of the letter’s leak is adding fuel to the council rancor.
  — Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2023
• Though the endeavor failed by a vote of 3 to 2, the rancor bothered Ms. Young, who sees books as a way to foster a love of reading in her students.
  — New York Times, 8 June 2022
• There is no quick cure-all for the rancor and division consuming our nation.
  — Andrew Tisch, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024