loathed

Example Sentences

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Thirteen years on, receiving a 10-minute clip from a friend, telling you about a complex family feud or workplace drama, is an experience that is loved by some and loathed by others.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

His minister father loathed rap, yet Jean teasingly and earnestly called himself “the preacher’s son,” filling his verses with biblical language that still shows up in “Quantum Leap.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

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 • Jan. 9, 2026

Within weeks of arriving, I loathed Madras, where rats stole the padding from my earphones, the humidity left me weak and men tailed my mother in traffic, desperate to buy our imported car.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

I loathed them all as they passed me by, loathed that what passed for courage and endurance was in reality apathy even in the face of death.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam