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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Raphael is not for a time of bombast, or of rancor, unless the culture wants an antidote.
  — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 2 Sep. 2020
• The event is also notably free of rancor, a New York rarity.
  — Sadie Stein, Town & Country, 17 Aug. 2021
• The Bushes rose above that rancor with not a discouraging word the entire week about Mr. Trump.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 5 Dec. 2018
• Yet on a base level, asking an athlete to take less money despite living up to the terms of his contract can bring feelings of disrespect deep enough for rancor and bitterness to set in.
  — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 31 July 2024

Last Updated: 21 Nov 2024