Sentence examples for quiet hostility from inspiring English sources

In many ways, this situation highlights the difficulty of proving discrimination in a modern work environment, where the overt sexism of the "Mad Men" era has mostly died away, but some quiet hostility toward women persists, at least in some circles.

"They are like, 'O.K., you are a transsexual, but don't dress like that at home, and please get married.' " There is quiet hostility to the talk show project from her mother, who still hides Rose's dresses and jewelry whenever she gets a chance.

However, several former graduate students have reported PI reactions ranging from apathetic dismissal to quiet hostility.

Somewhat more often, there was a quieter hostility from women.

Surely, it is common sense that passive aggression, sarcasm, quiet resentment, hostility and an inability to move on is crippling and can surely reap a lifetime of same.

When every day seems like a battle against racism, and hatred, and the quiet, polite hostility that holds many black and Asian people back from fulfiling their potential.

A high-level Egyptian delegation that included the country's intelligence chief flew to the United Arab Emirates this week to discuss the case of the imprisoned Egyptians, and to quiet escalating hostilities marked by accusations of meddling in each other's internal affairs.

These trends have been apparent for many years in studies and survey data that show a quiet but growing hostility to immigrants.

Mr. Malik noted that the rise of India's middle class, as well as the growing domestic influence of the private sector, has created a quiet constituency for easing hostilities with Pakistan.

Despite the tough talk on both sides, the inter-Korean border has been quiet, with no sign of hostilities erupting, officials said.

Brockes herself told The Independent she "was expecting him to be a little quiet," but ultimately "the combination of hostility and condescension irritated me, and I ended up losing my cool".