abhorred
Example Sentences
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The public both abhorred and adored the scandal.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026
By the late-19th century, “Grub Street” had become a generic term for ambitious, worldly—and mostly talentless—writers, everything the classicist Gissing abhorred.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
He added, though, “I very much abhorred Jan. 6. There’s no cause for violence.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024
Senators, Sandvine later announced that it would no longer work with Belarus, saying that it abhorred “the use of technology to suppress the free flow of information resulting in human rights violations.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 29, 2024
But Pauling abhorred this direct mechanism and was especially irritated by the suggestion that it was supported by quantum mechanics.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
