abhorrence
Example Sentences
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The gingery hero of “Bookish” has an abhorrence of murder.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
It had everything to do with the public’s interest in the news and the First Amendment’s abhorrence of prior restraints.
From Slate • May 21, 2024
In general, we can say that police harbor a kind of natural abhorrence of protest because it's disorderly and policing is about the production of social order.
From Salon • May 14, 2024
After an international outcry, the man, Ahmad Alush, told reporters that his intention had not been to burn the scriptures but to underscore the abhorrence of such acts.
From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2023
He liked to set things up, and had an abhorrence of blundering along without having considered the alternatives well in advance.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
Vocabulary lists containing abhorrence
The Book Thief
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
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Stories of Ourselves
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