reprehensible

Example Sentences

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“The actions this individual engaged in are reprehensible and are a clear violation of our Department standards,” the department said in an emailed statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

In a statement on Sunday, Pretti's parents asked for the truth to come out, adding: "The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting."

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

And so policing conduct that they saw maybe 10 years ago, and would have found reprehensible then, could actually seem to be okay now with the bar so low.

From Salon • Jan. 26, 2026

"The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting," they said.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

If you don’t understand that, all you really need to know is that it’s big, it’s bushy, and it’s downright reprehensible.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak