despise

Example Sentences

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“We both naturally despise the Chinese Communist Party,” Mr. Guo told The Times then.

From New York Times

“I despise these people, but I’m not going to vote to ban them,” he said.

From Seattle Times

“It was as if I were having a conversation with the person that I both trusted and loved and hated and despised and was victimized by, all at the same time.”

From Washington Post

“He was despised by the mullahs and those people who followed the Ayatollah.”

From New York Times

Thaksin, a telecommunications tycoon who upended tradition-bound Thai politics with populist policies, is despised by the military and ruling conservative establishment, whose influence he threatened.

From Seattle Times