abhorrent
Example Sentences
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Blake’s motive, authorities said, was to win custody of his daughter from a woman whose lifestyle he found abhorrent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
The attacks were "sad and abhorrent", Ramaphosa said, adding that "we in South Africa deeply regret and mourn" the lives lost.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Everyone agreed the tree looked abhorrent and it was removed later that day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
Asked about the arrests on BBC Question Time, Green deputy leader Rachel Millward said that the alleged comments by the candidates were "abhorrent" and they were "going through disciplinary process".
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
The latrines were so abhorrent that most people, Nepalese and Westerners alike, evacuated their bowels outside on the open ground, wherever the urge struck.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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