abhorred
Example Sentences
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The public both abhorred and adored the scandal.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026
He was a political progressive who abhorred radicalism, an antimonopolist who recognized the inevitability of large corporations and chose to regulate rather than ban them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025
He added, though, “I very much abhorred Jan. 6. There’s no cause for violence.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024
He was also a silver-tongued intellectual who abhorred boorish thinking and behavior and savored debates with the sharpest minds of his era.
From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2024
Mr. Fletcher abhorred slavery as an affront before God.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
