How to Use ill will in a Sentence

ill will

noun
  • We bear no ill will toward each other.
  • This person who had ill will for me?
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
  • There's no ill will or hard feelings from me.
    — Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • No ill will doesn’t mean no will to shove it up the Fish’s gills.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2019
  • The ill will that arises among some for that kind of change of heart is bizarre.
    — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Mar. 2021
  • Gwyneth Paltrow didn't wish any ill will against the man who sued her.
    — Glenn Garner, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2023
  • That letter does not seem to have done much to stem the rising ill will.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Here’s chance for the state to be on top of a business trend before more ill will brews.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 9 Oct. 2019
  • But the homeless problem lingered, along with a lot of ill will.
    — Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Plus, there’s no ill will between the two centers, who are close friends … when off the court.
    — Keith Pompey, Philly.com, 14 Dec. 2017
  • But if his effort against his old team snaps him out of that funk, those ills will be forgotten.
    — Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com, 11 July 2018
  • There is no ill will against folks who may have different beliefs about vaccines.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
  • To avoid that kind of ill will, sometimes producers do secure life rights.
    — Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com, 4 Sep. 2019
  • The king, sources say, wanted to respond to make clear to Meghan that there was no ill will or bias.
    — Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Still, the actress doesn't have any ill will toward parents who have a few drinks every now and then.
    — Rasha Ali, USA TODAY, 24 July 2019
  • While the move stunned Biden at the time, his notes indicate that there is no ill will between them.
    — Sarah Midkiff, refinery29.com, 29 July 2020
  • Her action capped an evening of clear ill will between the president and the speaker.
    — CBS News, 4 Feb. 2020
  • But that hardly obscures the ill will between Riyadh and Ankara.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Even when he was overlooked at times, Ashley said Morgan held no ill will.
    — Hayes Gardner, The Courier-Journal, 14 Nov. 2019
  • As time has passed, Popovich has worked to smooth over ill will between the Spurs and their erstwhile star.
    — Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 28 Nov. 2019
  • Though the two will try to come together over the tax cut bill, the ill will that has long existed will remain.
    — Author: Dan Balz, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Dec. 2017
  • Troupis alleged that Remington had ill will against Troupis.
    — Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Tis the season to give, but guard your wallets and packages closely because there are those out there with ill will.
    — Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 25 Nov. 2024
  • But the hard-charging Miles also engendered a lot of ill will, among some trustees and the rank and file.
    — Dallas News, 16 Jan. 2022
  • The ill will between Minaj and Cardi has been present for seven-plus years at this point.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Peters says there is no ill will with the Punch Room or with the Ritz Carlton.
    — Kathleen Purvis, charlotteobserver, 17 May 2018
  • Despite Drake's comments from the stands, there are no signs of any ill will toward Durant.
    — Mike Bohn, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2018
  • There doesn’t seem to be ill will, with GM and player saying publicly there is a path forward.
    — Joe Smith, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Mercer has been able to see the funny side and bears no ill will toward DoorDash.
    — Matt Robison, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
  • As proof of no ill will, Musk showed up to Branson's flight in New Mexico.
    — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2021

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