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

People detest her and Prince Harry for stepping back from their royal duties and even more so for going public about what life was like for them.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2025

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

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

If there is one thing I really detest, it is having someone look at his watch as he is talking to me.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg