detest

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

His exile to the archives provided him with the arsenal of ammunition he used against the system he came to detest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

So can a bridge be built between those who detest the love locks, and those who want them to stay in Bakewell?

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2024

“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

You see, the dark corridors I ran through felt like a lumpy mattress, the kind I detest.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys