hostile

• The hostile was at his mercy. —  The Phantom of the River
• His capacity for organization may be conspicuous; but, be it what it may, it is one thing to bring order out of the confusion of mere inexperience, and quite another to retrieve it from a chaos of elements mutually hostile, which is the problem sure to present itself to the next administration. —  The Writings of James Russell Lowell in Prose and Poetry, Volume V Political Essays
• And not only that, but they called a hostile convention, and sat side by side with us, deliberating upon a candidate and the adoption of a platform. —  A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3
• Her environment was too hostile, her disposition too gentle and the task laid upon her too oppressive The very look of her diary, during those Sainte-Colombe days, tells us her story far better than the words which it contains. —  The Choice of Life
• The earth was hostile, the sky was hostile, the commanding general was hostile. —  The Long Roll

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