disliked

Example Sentences

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Both parties found voters on the doorsteps who disliked the government and detested the prime minister.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Dollar Tree is largely disliked by investors, with the stock trading at 15 times next year’s forward earnings.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

U.S. troops in Iraq believed they would be greeted as liberators because 80% of the population disliked Saddam Hussein’s regime, Mansoor said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

I’ve always felt on the defense or disliked.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

When Ernest was asked if he had any information as to how Anna met her death, he said no, adding, “I don’t know of enemies she had or anyone that disliked her.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann