despised
Example Sentences
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It’s about understanding that that the removal of a single despised figurehead isn’t enough.
From Salon ● May 8, 2026
That team became the lordly Yankees, an “aesthetically evil” and “universally despised dynasty” that, nonetheless, Mr. Gittlitz grudgingly admits, has a lot of working-class fans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
Bogle almost certainly would’ve despised cryptocurrency ETFs as speculative instruments that produce no cash flow.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
Over the next few days, I did what any rational woman falling for a man with a cat she despised would do.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
You can see why I despised Grandpa Tweedy and didn’t have a dab of respect for him.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
