disliked

Example Sentences

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My grandmother and my father, though they disliked each other.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Teachers found her difficult; she disliked routine and authority.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

He was 73 and had disliked running young horses in a pressure race such as the Derby.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 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

Not home in the bukshah fields with Star, who loved him, but on the Mountain with Strong Jonn, who disliked him, Marlie and Allun, who pitied him, and Bronden, Val, and Ellis, who despised him.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda