loathe

Example Sentences

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Sure, it’s easy to loathe New England fans, who are spoiled rotten after six Super Bowls, and need another trophy in the way a cat needs sunglasses.

From The Wall Street Journal

How terribly she had behaved, as coarsely as her uncle, whom she loathed.

From Literature

“Hold on, what are you suggesting? My mum loathed Hitler as much as I do!”

From Literature

Love him or loathe him, Fury is box office, a fighter who attracts attention well beyond the sport.

From BBC

Spain on Friday celebrated the approval by EU nations of a vast trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur, championed by business groups but loathed by many European farmers.

From Barron's