repugnant
Example Sentences
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Many fans voiced outrage at Cunningham's comments, with sports broadcaster Chris Williamson calling them "repugnant" on social media.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
The accusation that voicing criticism of a campaign waged on flawed assumptions and fanciful expectations means rooting for the enemy is repugnant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
But its ineffectual japing, and Michaels’ inability to help himself when it comes to normalizing repugnant behavior in the name of chasing the zeitgeist, makes it a popular stop on the image rehab express.
From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2026
“Roseanne’s Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show,” announced then-ABC Entertainment President Channing Dungey.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2025
Devine, obsessed by those repugnant crosses, could not stomach the thought that one of them, somewhere, somehow, might survive, mocking him into eternity.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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