Example Sentences

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The true artist must be the voice of opposition, of negativity, and should bellow “No! in thunder”—the phrase is Melville’s—to the easy affirmations of our complacent society.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

He said that sentiment for cybersecurity stocks six weeks ago was “extremely tough,” adding that there was “a lot of negativity around AI” and how it might impact the software sector.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

“The age stuff, any of the negativity that people push into the media about me, is all out the window. It does not faze me, I’m here to play football.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

Vida Benic, who met the couple in Melbourne, insists she's "not into negativity".

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

They knew how to fire up a church the old-fashioned way, without talk of politics and bad mouthing and negativity but with real talk of God and genuine concern for its parishioners.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride