repugnant
Example Sentences
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The accusation that voicing criticism of a campaign waged on flawed assumptions and fanciful expectations means rooting for the enemy is repugnant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
But he said urgent questions remained for the politician, including why he had "continually denied the repugnant behaviour so many of his schoolmates recall" rather than acknowledging it and "apologising sincerely".
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026
Second, tying liberty to wealth — and allowing other people to profit off the provision of liberty, thereby creating a cottage industry of freedom loans — is morally repugnant.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2025
Wambaugh’s characters were morally flexible, heroic, repugnant, compassionate, callous, deeply flawed, darkly comical — in a word, real.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025
When I could have used one, when the kids were little, I couldn’t afford it; and later, when I could afford it, I still found the idea repugnant.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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