Sentence examples for mild hostility from inspiring English sources

"Tell me, Temptress," I said (having apologised for the corniness and mild hostility of my inquiry), "what won't you do?" "I won't do anal," said Temptress.

It occurred to me that, in trying to be suave, Oren Johnson had revealed himself to be a clodhopper, but I was probably just experiencing the mild hostility that emanates from every sale of property.

The mild hostility from some didn't last long.

He said: "The mood was and continues to be light and fun and playful, with mild undertones of hostility and resentment, which is just the way of this band.

Comedians' reactions to accepting trophies range from mild amusement to outright hostility.

Some people do not like to be touched and may respond with mild discomfort to severe hostility.

Only in passing does Cheney — who has a longtime companion, Heather Poe — confront the inherent contradiction of working for a party whose attitude toward homosexuality runs the gamut from mild intolerance to out-and-out hostility.

Converting this kind of hostility, and even its milder equivalents of scepticism, into a grudging agreement to give the new government a chance is a novel challenge for an incoming government.

Kwabena P. Slaughter's video of martial arts as an absurd, hold-that-pose choreography is worth spending time with, as is Emily Jacir's deceptively mild-mannered piece about hostilities in the Middle East, and Saeri Kiritani's lovely film in which faces appear reflected in a bowl of clear, trembling water to a sing-along version of "Imagine," recorded in Union Square last Sept. 12.

Not only was the underwhelming reaction to Don something of the stuff of nightmares, albeit rather mild nightmares, especially considering how he once bestrode the Sterling Coo coop, there was some active hostility from key people.

They are neighborhoods where the hostility is so seeped in that it is difficult for ordinary residents to express even mild support for the department's aggressive strategy.