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But amid the ruins near the turquoise waters of the Caribbean coast, the effort is colliding with ordinary Venezuelans who revile their government.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

Published this month by the University of Georgia Press, Thurmond’s book makes a case that Oglethorpe evolved to revile slavery and, unlike most white Europeans of his time, saw the humanity in enslaved Africans.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2024

Her life of looking closely at those we would rather revile or ignore has earned her attention in return.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2023

Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely,

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2023

Oh, a wife may revile such a man with every silent curse she knows.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

But Yank’s sense of dignity proves as fragile as a candle flame; it’s instantly snuffed out when Mildred appears and reviles him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, a fellow New York Republican who reviles Santos, introduced a bill this year aimed at foreclosing just that possibility.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2023

It’s human nature to bristle at the side that reviles you.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 17, 2021

To his credit, Wolff is astute and a little shamefaced when analysing the complicity between Trump and the journalists whom he officially reviles.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 1, 2020

"He has no coin and the only knight who follows him reviles him as less than a snake. The Dothraki make mock of his weakness. He will never take us home."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

Along the way, Pike was reviled for the crime she committed.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

The CJP quickly gained a huge following online, turning one of the most reviled insects into a symbol of defiance and resilience with 26 million followers on Instagram.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

Her candor has been revered as much as it’s been reviled.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026

Known for its bright-yellow planes with “Howdy” painted on the wing tips, Spirit was lauded for ratcheting up competition for travelers’ dollars—and reviled for levying charges on everything from water to printed boarding passes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026

The outside world loved and reviled Charles Darwin.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

While the original XFL made a show of reviling the stodgy NFL, this iteration embraces its status as an aspirant upstart.

From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2020

Rather instructive to see how people who otherwise regard themselves as empathetic and progressive take such glee in reviling a profoundly damaged person.

From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2017

Which is to say that he can never escape that St. Louis comic or that reviling mother or Aunt Fritzi or “Haim Afen Range” or, for that matter, Joel Katz.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2016

Their purpose in reviling Grass as a Nazi and anti-Semite is precisely to silence anyone who might even consider following his lead.

From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2012

The man who had been reviling the life of a soldier springs instantly to his feet and looks anxiously at his watch.

From Home Fires in France by Dorothy Canfield