Example Sentences

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"When you haven't written for a long time, you start being extremely self-critical. So I was hating everything I was coming out with," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Her volition and intention don’t matter because an artist who is in on the joke makes hating less fun for the thoughtless critic.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026

Greenlanders are hating on the U.S. now, making it much harder to convince them.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 10, 2026

I can’t remember who, but someone said that being an artist, what wears you down isn’t people hating on you — it’s being ignored.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

I stared at Ocean’s text messages before I fell asleep, hating myself for my own silence.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi