repugnant
Example Sentences
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The apex, or perhaps the nadir, came this month when Mr. Musk introduced a perfume called Burnt Hair, described on its website as “the Essence of Repugnant Desire.”
From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2022
“Because defending your country from an invasion by the United States is the same as making some greasy tacos. Repugnant your publicity,” read one response to Taquearte’s Twitter account.
From The Guardian • Sep. 13, 2017
Repugnant as those take-always are to members, some say the alternative is worse: Jobs and revenue would leak away from Washington over the next decade.
From Reuters • Nov. 12, 2013
Repugnant tasks will disappear, because it is evident that these unhealthy conditions are harmful to society as a whole.
From The Conquest of Bread by Kropotkin, Petr Alekseevich, kniaz
Repugnant as the task was she disarmed the two men and flung their weapons on the bed.
From The Drums of Jeopardy by MacGrath, Harold
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