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

Human rights groups have described cluster munitions as "abhorrent" and even a war crime.

From BBC

The deputy prime minister said the case sounded "totally abhorrent" and would discuss measures to address the issue.

From BBC

In a 2020 letter, the Navajo Nation's then-attorney general called the state's opposition to expansion "an invasion of the Nation's sovereign authority over its lands and so abhorrent as to render the settlement untenable."

From Salon

Simon Baron-Cohen, director of Cambridge University’s Autism Research Centre, said it was “abhorrent” that people with autism were being euthanized without being offered further support.

From Washington Times