repulsive

Example Sentences

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Mr. Ireland indicates the uneven power dynamics involved when Leigh, though squirming at the idea, is needled into answering the same repulsive question, settling on Margaret Thatcher.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

“And besides, the idea that a few will survive on Mars, while billions die on Earth is so morally repulsive that any programme foolish enough to adopt it would be doomed,” he wrote.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

The Joshua tree’s strangeness shifted from repulsive to striking.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

It was the latest flare-up involving Tuchel and Bellingham after the England boss was forced to apologise for revealing his mother found some of the midfielder's on-pitch antics "repulsive".

From Barron's • Nov. 16, 2025

“It is a most repulsive quality, indeed,” said he.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen