abhorred
Example Sentences
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Her mother, Rose Mary Walls, was a hardy free spirit who hoped to succeed as a painter and abhorred the idea of bourgeois life.
From New York Times
The agreement, which was brokered by France and Germany after a string of Ukrainian military defeats, was widely abhorred by the Ukrainian public as a betrayal of their national interests.
From Seattle Times
Strasberg emphasized Stanislavski’s pathway of affective memory — a type of emotional recall that relies on one’s own experiences instead of the character’s — and this Stella abhorred.
From Los Angeles Times
Didion abhorred its sanitized, upbeat view of one of history’s darkest chapters.
From Los Angeles Times
He so abhorred change that he never endorsed the abolition of slavery or civil rights for Catholics.
From Washington Post
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