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

"They are an abhorrence to the men and women who make up this organisation who go out day in day out to protect the most vulnerable. They damage our standing and professional reputation."

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2021

She spat a word with such disdain, such loathing, such complete abhorrence, that, dear reader, even I flinched: “Greg.”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman