detest

Example Sentences

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The difficulty, of course, is that most Canadians detest Mr. Trump.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

“I detest it, the mere idea of it,” Freeman told Variety in a recent interview about “The Gray House,” a historical drama series about the work of Union spies during the Civil War.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2024

Not only do the Fremen detest colonizers mining their planet for spice and often attack them, the mining operation is also a dangerous activity in and of itself.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2024

His detractors are loathe to admit this because they would then have to admit that they too are oddly compelled towards him even as they detest him.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2024

I ‘abjure, curse and detest my errors,’ he said.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin