reviled

Example Sentences

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Cortés remains a reviled figure to many in Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Take Halle Berry, one of the more famous examples of the post-Oscar slump, winning best actress in 2001 for “Monster’s Ball” before starring in the critically reviled bomb that was 2004’s standalone “Catwoman” film.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

But the MEK was long considered a terrorist group by Washington and enjoys little support inside Iran, where it is reviled for allying with Saddam Hussein's Iraq during the devastating 1980-88 war.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

That revelation led to a surge in discontent with a government already under fire for its poor economic performance and its reviled strict moral codes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

“Once I was the most hated and reviled of women,” she said.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling