detested

Example Sentences

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The process has long been detested by physicians and patients.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 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

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

From BBC • Aug. 15, 2025

Although worldly enough to have served as the Kingdom of Savoy’s ambassador to Russia, Maistre detested science and secular learning.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2024

I began making plans to go apply for one, even though I detested the idea of carrying a pass.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane