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The phrase "hint of hostility" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You could use it to describe a situation in which someone may not be openly hostile, but their attitude or behavior is clearly indicating some underlying hostility. For example, "When I saw Bob at the office party, he gave me a cold nod and a hint of hostility in his eyes."
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Do I detect a hint of hostility in that "ignored"?
Her rule then is never to show that she is taken aback, never to display any hint of hostility in return.
The narrator, a man, describes the Wright-like figure, Franklin Stadbakken, as "that great and troubled mess of a man I once knew," and the hint of hostility is well justified.
The slightest hint of hostility toward religion is intolerable to the Supreme Court when directed at mainstream Christian beliefs.
The only hint of hostility came after Trump did a brief impersonation of Cruz, before announcing loudly, "I've won 10 states!" Mostly, though, Trump kept his opinions to himself a sign that either something had gone terribly wrong, or that Trump, like the rest of us, is ready for these nightmare debates to be over.
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Hints of hostility to the Triumvirate on Sallust's part may be detected in both Bellum Jugurthinum and the Histories.
There is no hint of the hostility that surfaced in the questions.
For the first time, I experience a hint of the hostility.
Absent was any hint of the hostility that animated their primary debates, when Ms. Quinn said Mr. de Blasio "will say anything" to get votes, and he accused her of cutting "a back-room deal" to repeal the city's term limits.
But when he met one of the division's officers, there was no hint of earlier hostilities.
Their dialogue, largely civil and long overdue, has begun showing hints of melting hostility.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
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