hated

Example Sentences

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Also read: Wall Street hated these 15 stocks.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

“I hated it,” she said of watching from the bench.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Miller: “Everyone in your kindergarten class hated you. Even Ms. Bebop.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

He voiced growing unhappiness with his reputation as one of the “most hated people in the known universe.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

He hated the way Mom and Dad were clutching each other, terrified, the way even Katherine had all the color drained from her face.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix