How to pronounce hostile

Listen to hostile in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.

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“hostile” in real sentences

1000+ clips in the index · 272 American · 735 British · 20 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. Hostile what? Hostile what?

    DVIDS · hear it here

  2. Reagan dealt with a hostile press, a hostile Congress, and often a hostile Europe, not by

    Oxford Union · hear it here

  3. Their ideology is a form of modern-day communism, hostile to enterprise, hostile to capitalism, and hostile

    The Scottish Parliament · hear it here

  4. hostile adversary action.

    PBS NewsHour · hear it here

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