be detestable

Example Sentences

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"That's true," yawned out Beecher; "vetturino work must be detestable."

From Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day by Lever, Charles James

Mamma had made up her mind to be detestable about Julius Bradshaw—that was the long and short of it.

From Somehow Good by De Morgan, William Frend

Children could at their worst be detestable in their vanity, their posing, their affectation, their unashamed greed.

From Dangerous Ages by Macaulay, Rose, Dame

It would be detestable, but it would have to be done.

From Gone to Earth by Webb, Mary Gladys Meredith

A big newspaper fuss will be detestable for Lady Loudwater.

From The Loudwater Mystery by Jepson, Edgar