abhorrence

Example Sentences

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The gingery hero of “Bookish” has an abhorrence of murder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

It had everything to do with the public’s interest in the news and the First Amendment’s abhorrence of prior restraints.

From Slate • May 21, 2024

The vote confounded critics of O'Connor, who had previously expressed her personal abhorrence of abortion.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2023

What's just as bad is the abhorrence problem, meaning that sometimes the original meaning of the Constitution is clear enough, but the results of an "originalist" interpretation would be morally abhorrent to most Americans today.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2022

She spat a word with such disdain, such loathing, such complete abhorrence, that, dear reader, even I flinched: “Greg.”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman