repugnant

Example Sentences

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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

Some might find “Anniversary” too vague: What, precisely, is Liz’s political stance that makes her so powerful and so repugnant to Ellen?

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025

Members of the local Jewish community have strongly condemned her actions, with one of the people who challenged her at the time describing them as "morally repugnant".

From BBC • Oct. 14, 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

He knew that Kreacher could not be permitted to go and live with Bellatrix Lestrange, but the idea of owning him, of having responsibility for the creature that had betrayed Sirius, was repugnant.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling