be repulsive

Example Sentences

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"The City of Blackfoot and its Police Department have a highly valued relationship with the Tribes and we find Sheriff Rowland's comments to be repulsive," Carroll said in a statement obtained by KIFI.

From Fox News • Dec. 19, 2021

Rich: Something can be repulsive and thrilling at the same time.

From Slate • Oct. 10, 2019

Wherever, therefore, the film departs from the original story it is purely with the idea of eliminating what would be repulsive to a moving picture audience.

From Slate • Nov. 18, 2018

If you are an aging punk and your folks have passed on, is it okay to be repulsive to the young?

From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2016

That would be repulsive, as well as ruin the children’s dinner.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood