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Among the attributes of Lena Dunham that her detractors detest is the quality of her voice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

Not only does the Korean magnate understandably detest that style, she has no love for Lindsay either.

From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026

So can a bridge be built between those who detest the love locks, and those who want them to stay in Bakewell?

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2024

“I detest it, the mere idea of it,” Freeman told Variety in a recent interview about “The Gray House,” a historical drama series about the work of Union spies during the Civil War.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2024

“There is no culture or refinement here. That’s what I detest about this restaurant,” Zell said.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

She said she detests the shift toward app and kiosk ordering at locations in her area.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Beijing detests Lai, whom it believes is a separatist.

From Reuters ● Oct. 23, 2023

This, in a sport that absolutely detests nuance.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2023

Those who know him well say he detests opposition.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2023

How she changes her look almost daily—how she detests the idea of choosing one royal appearance for life.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

He detested beards, thought them all fakes—his bearded Georgian father had died in 1937.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

She detested the East Coast avatars of apocalypse, like Nathanael West, who saw only doom and gloom in sunny L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

A boisterous protest greeted fans arriving at SoFi stadium in Los Angeles, with demonstrators waving the pre-revolutionary flag detested by the leaders of the Islamic republic.

From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026

His father, Kenneth, was a conscientious objector who detested social injustice, nuclear weapons and smoking in equal measure.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

My father, appreciating his employer's position, volunteered immediately to take the General, and thus was obliged to suffer intimate proximity for four days with the man he detested.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

There’s messaging about neighbors with different political views co-existing amicably – or, if not that, detesting each other for reasons other than politics.

From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2025

“I’ve always had this sort of magical-thinking way of detesting my previous books as a way of pushing myself forward,” she told the Washington Square Review in 2015.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2023

Also detesting the invasion is Maria Yumasheva, the 19-year-old daughter of Russian real estate developer Valentin Yumashev and his wife Tatyana Borisovna.

From Fox News ● Mar. 5, 2022

Fearing the power of the Huguenots and detesting their faith, the Guises created the Catholic League, an armed militia of Catholics that included armed monks, townsfolk, and soldiers.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020

Sworn enemies, for years detesting each other, they were now compelled to live in the forced proximity of a narrow camp.

From Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. by Conrad von Bolanden