detested

Example Sentences

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He "detested his father", according to Neave, and left East Yorkshire for London's fashionable society.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

“I think it’s proper to say that they really detested each other,” said Robert Aldrich, the film’s director.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

"I was not a supporter of British imperialism, in fact I detested it," Yavar tells me.

From BBC • Aug. 15, 2025

He learned to hate the influence of megacorporations and the culture of consuming cheap goods that he thought they fostered, and he detested the waste and pollution that came with it.

From Salon • Nov. 14, 2024

They disliked Bilbo and detested Frodo, but so magnificent was the invitation card, written in golden ink, that they had felt it was impossible to refuse.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien