abominable
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War is always a failure—a failure of diplomacy, a failure to reconcile—and invariably carries abominable human costs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Maybe it is plainly shameful to sit idly by, waiting for the police to peel back more layers of abominable detail, so it can be quickly disseminated to a hungry audience.
From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026
That would be admirable if it weren’t for the fact that most of his beliefs were abominable.
From Salon • Nov. 5, 2025
By song three, “Frankenstein,” a giant cat and the abominable snowman were on stage.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2024
I was blind to it at first, but with Opal, I recalled the powerlessness I felt at not being able to suggest a trade, or even refuse one I thought abominable.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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