detested
Example Sentences
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As much as he detested the abuse that officials received, he was clear that fielding some boos was part of the job.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
He "detested his father", according to Neave, and left East Yorkshire for London's fashionable society.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
A return to the top was a distant dream amid the dramas of two groundshares with Northampton and Birmingham, a detested ownership in Sisu, multiple protests and parliamentary mentions.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
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
As much as she revered success, she detested the mass forms of communication that reported on the successful.
From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson
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