abhorred

Example Sentences

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The public both abhorred and adored the scandal.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

He was a political progressive who abhorred radicalism, an antimonopolist who recognized the inevitability of large corporations and chose to regulate rather than ban them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

He added, though, “I very much abhorred Jan. 6. There’s no cause for violence.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024

He was also a silver-tongued intellectual who abhorred boorish thinking and behavior and savored debates with the sharpest minds of his era.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2024

“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