revolting
Example Sentences
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Though, like many things Epstein, the man’s genetic interests were twisted, often revolting, and shockingly uninformed.
From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026
BOSTON—The home of a famous 1773 tea party is revolting again, this time over coffee.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
Or at least the failure would be glorious, if it weren’t so revolting at the same time.
From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026
Other incidents, which police described as "revolting and appalling", involved liquid being thrown towards a school and over a car.
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025
The dead rabbit, which had seemed, at first, such a clean thing, was now wholly revolting, defiled and contaminating.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
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