revile
Example Sentences
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Her life of looking closely at those we would rather revile or ignore has earned her attention in return.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2023
It is, ad nauseam, a brothers-in-arms story, whose likable soldiers revile the self-important brass but are devoted to “the kid in the ditch” — the common soldier in harm’s way.
From New York Times • Jul. 26, 2023
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely,
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2023
“I’ve gone from being just a journalist to becoming some sort of symbol for people who either love me and my work or revile me and my work,” she said.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2021
Don’t we have a cheerful, simple morality here in Western Civilization: expect perfection, and revile the missed mark!
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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