disgust
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The Lakers star waved his hand in mock disgust toward Hachimura.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
While all his experiences up to 2016 were instructive, they couldn’t buffer the shock and disgust of the backlash to his protest.
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2026
Hodgkinson jokingly removed her medal in disgust when asked how she felt after the final.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Many of the works on display doubtless make for difficult viewing, but shock and disgust are not the point.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
His voice rose, a raw hiss of disgust.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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Mr. Berge uses these stories to illustrate one of his recurring themes: What disgusts in one context can delight in another.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
She later said: "He knew exactly what he was doing. He stripped all dignity from our loved ones, and for what? Money? He disgusts me."
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
“Last year’s film kind of disgusts me a little bit when I look at myself,” Thibodeaux said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 30, 2023
“It really disgusts me,” said Romain Le Riguer, a 20-year-old literature student, who had spontaneously come to the plaza.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
To think that I was denied something because of the fact that I was not wearing a tie but was still following the dress code disgusts me.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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“I resent those who consider me talented for I am not. . . . I am disgusted with everything.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Monet was so disgusted by his country’s moral descent following the Dreyfus Affair that he stopped painting recognizable French subjects, concentrating for the rest of his life instead on his water lilies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
These are just some of the reasons why Charlotte Howard, 52, from West Lavington, says she is "disgusted" by her own breasts.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
If you’re not disgusted by this devolution in protocol, I’m not sure what can possibly disgust you.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
And for a second, I thought she’d found some sort of mashed-up banana in my backpack or something, that was how disgusted her question sounded.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
He added Cheryl Bacon, head of Badenoch's parliamentary office, said the emails were "disgusting" and "distressing" to read.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
It’s an unabashedly disgusting R-rated horror entry that plays with a longstanding suspicion of mine: There’s something scary about Method actors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Vance said he was “disgusted”—not by the disgusting ad, but by the Republicans who criticized it and who should instead “stop whining.”
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026
In an open letter to The Columbus Dispatch newspaper, the city's former mayor Michael Coleman called the ad "the most vile, disgusting and lowest point I have ever seen in 35 years of political engagement."
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
At this point, the disgusting old Grand High Witch began to do a sort of witch's dance up and down the platform, stamping her feet and clapping her hands.
From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl
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