abhor
Example Sentences
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This isn’t a threat, but a reality I feel I need to convey explicitly, because as a diplomat and a veteran, I abhor war.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026
Briloff would say that markets abhor uncertainty, and less frequent reporting only adds more.
From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025
“I disagree with or even abhor things that Nick Fuentes says, but canceling him isn’t the answer either.”
From Slate • Oct. 31, 2025
It is an astonishing, so to speak, over-the-top score, which you either love or abhor for its instrumental vulgarity.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025
“I abhor that girl! I abhorred her all my life and I do not know how to stop to abhor her.”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
Vocabulary lists containing abhor
100 SAT Words Beginning with "A"
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Grade 9, List 1
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