loathed
Example Sentences
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The jingle first aired in the 1990s and has been loved and loathed by listeners ever since.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
Gradel had spent years in academia, which he loathed.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
Spain on Friday celebrated the approval by EU nations of a vast trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur, championed by business groups but loathed by many European farmers.
From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026
Understandably, people loathed body-snatchers and the doctors who employed them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
As much as Ophie loathed the responsibility of the bed linens, she kept telling herself it would be worth it to see how proud Mama was of her.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
