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abomination

[uh-bom-uh-nay-shuhn] / əˌbɒm əˈneɪ ʃən /




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Roberts said the prime minister was "clearly a good communicator but it had only been one week" - although she said his tea-making skills were an "abomination".

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

And this VAR abomination we’ve all now been introduced to?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

For anyone who has seen this abomination up close, the conclusion is unbearable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025

First introduced as his go-to meal in an online dating profile, milksteak has since become canon—a culinary abomination that nonetheless feels utterly sincere.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2025

“Henry,” he said, “go get that abomination cranked. I’ll meet you out in front with her.”

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee

Over the decades, they have produced classics such as “Exile on Main St.” and “Some Girls,” mediocrity like “Steel Wheels,” and abominations such as “Dirty Work.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

Target’s collection, on the other hand, is one of the most ghastly sartorial abominations ever made, let alone sold for real money.

From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2026

Inside the church, services are held as abominations are uncovered outside.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2022

“The Last Matinee” epitomizes a style I think of as slow horror — not in the sense of a foot-dragging narrative, but in the extreme patience and relish with which it attends to its abominations.

From New York Times ● Aug. 5, 2021

Sarai wondered if the bird knew that it had made the difference between life and death for five blue abominations, or if it had simply been a fluke.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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