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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a hostile crowd" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a group of people who are unfriendly, aggressive, or antagonistic, often in a public setting.
Example: "The speaker was met with a hostile crowd that booed and shouted during the entire presentation."
Alternatives: "an unfriendly audience" or "a belligerent gathering".
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This would disperse a hostile crowd".
Perhaps it was the desire to avoid a hostile crowd.
At Hastings a Suffragette procession was pelted with eggs by a hostile crowd.
As soon as she appeared she was greeted by a hostile crowd.
A hostile crowd grew feisty as the home team stirred to life.
A sheriff played by Cleavon Little arrives in town, only to face a hostile crowd.
And to turn a hostile crowd, what example could trump Mark Antony's oration at Caesar's funeral?
In 1989, Nicolae Ceaucescu of Romania took a startled step backward in the face of a hostile crowd.
And the ones who did complain were angry (or offended or amused), but they weren't a hostile crowd.
This is a world populated by bullies, where you're on your own in front of a hostile crowd.
"We don't have to travel across the country to go play Carolina, which is a hostile crowd over there.
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