abhorrent

Example Sentences

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"I don't want hundreds of thousands of children in this country living in poverty. I think it's abhorrent," he said.

From BBC

The report called “abhorrent” the working conditions of foreigners and migrants and voiced concern about cancer cases among people working at the Fukushima nuclear plant that suffered meltdowns in 2011.

From Seattle Times

That such a thing would happen at any time at a Supreme Court justice’s home is abhorrent.

From Seattle Times

The transfer decision was later lambasted by state lawmakers as a “fiasco,” “abhorrent” and “the worst prison health screw-up in state history.”

From Los Angeles Times

He said in a statement in December that the “depravity of these abhorrent acts has, not surprisingly, scarred our client for life.”

From Seattle Times