repugnance

Example Sentences

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It was at least some confirmation for my hypothesis that the more we’re exposed to it and dependent on it, the more that nexus becomes a vehicle for precipitating resistance, repugnance and revulsion.

From New York Times

We hope it signals a moral repugnance with the consequences of Mr. Trump's leadership.

From Salon

And yet feetloaf strides on, not despite the repugnance we feel when gazing upon it but because of it.

From Washington Post

Trump has shown that evangelicals will support anyone who even pretends to care about their motivating issues – abortion, Jerusalem, religious freedom – regardless of his obvious repugnance by any normal understanding of Christian values.

From The Guardian

Wall Street and the CEOs of major corporations have made a hellish deal – ignore Trump’s repugnance and provide ongoing support for the GOP regardless of its complicity in return for high returns.

From The Guardian