disliked

Example Sentences

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Teachers found her difficult; she disliked routine and authority.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Roosevelt disliked Woodruff and kept him at arm’s length, although he did allow Pinchot to hire Woodruff at the Agriculture Department.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

As a venture capitalist, he disliked revenue, too.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

I’ve always felt on the defense or disliked.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Americans dutifully adopted the new term, but many British users disliked aluminum, pointing out that it disrupted the –ium pattern established by sodium, calcium, and strontium, so they added a vowel and syllable.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson