repugnant

Example Sentences

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“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

Rupert Lowe, the independent MP for Great Yarmouth, said the situation was "morally repugnant" and added: "This is not the Britain I want to live in."

From BBC • May 24, 2025

The courts really do have the power to examine a statute or a permit and say, No, this is repugnant to the constitution and must be set aside.

From Slate • Dec. 20, 2024

The specifics are as repugnant, if not more so.

From Salon • Oct. 2, 2024

When I could have used one, when the kids were little, I couldn’t afford it; and later, when I could afford it, I still found the idea repugnant.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich