hostile tribe

Frequency: 6.37.5 per million words

A tribe that is unfriendly or antagonistic.

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Examples (10)

  • The early settlers often encountered hostile tribes in the uncharted territories.
  • Explorers were advised to avoid the regions controlled by the hostile tribe.
  • Peace negotiations with the hostile tribe proved difficult and ultimately failed.
  • For centuries, the mountain pass was a dangerous route due to the presence of hostile tribes.
  • The colonial army launched an offensive against the hostile tribe that had raided their outpost.
  • Local villagers lived in constant fear of attacks from the hostile tribe across the river.
  • Anthropologists are studying the cultural factors that might have led this tribe to become hostile.
  • The expedition leader tried to establish friendly relations, but the tribe remained fiercely hostile.
  • They had to fortify their camp every night, fearing an ambush from a hostile tribe.
  • Rumors of a new, fiercely hostile tribe emerging from the jungle spread quickly.