old enmity
Frequency: 5.54.5 per million words
refers to enmity from the past
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Examples (10)
- The two families shared an old enmity that spanned generations.
- The old enmity between the two nations made peace negotiations difficult.
- They decided to put aside their old enmity for the sake of their children.
- An old enmity from their university days explains their current workplace tension.
- The politician's speech reignited an old enmity between the rival parties.
- A seemingly minor disagreement rekindled the old enmity that had been dormant for years.
- Despite the old enmity between their clans, the two warriors formed an unlikely alliance.
- The legacy of their old enmity continued to affect the community's social fabric.
- Is it possible for them to finally resolve this old enmity and find peace?
- The roots of their old enmity ran deep, originating from a dispute over land centuries ago.