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

It’s also a moment when exceptional, modern cooking would share a menu with “parsleyed ham in aspic” or something else that today’s diners would consider repulsive.

From Los Angeles Times • 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

Head coach Thomas Tuchel, who apologised to Bellingham earlier this year for describing his on-field behaviour as "repulsive", said he would review the midfielder's reaction.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025

Not because she was absurd, or repulsive, or because we were frightened, but because we had failed her.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison