abhorrent
Example Sentences
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Freedman blasted the motion as “one of the most abhorrent examples of abusing our legal system.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
“We must also be very clear that any response to these abhorrent attacks that curtails our civil liberties would be wrong,” said Green Party leader Zack Polanski, who is Jewish.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
"Antisemitism in any form is abhorrent and must be confronted firmly wherever it appears," Sir Keir said.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
A government spokesperson said the "abhorrent practice" should never have taken place.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
But there was also something much deeper and more fundamentally abhorrent in the impact theory.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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