despise
Example Sentences
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He didn’t have much reason to despise Cornyn, beyond a stray comment here or there.
From Slate • May 30, 2026
But it has also triggered an unexpected wave of nostalgia, with some Delhi residents expressing affection for a place they often claimed to despise.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
“It’s impossible. . . . If I do that, my kids, my grandkids would despise me. My wife will despise me.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Atencio’s fiendish feline would have followed guests throughout the ride, a creature said to despise living humans and with predatory, possessive instincts.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025
The fact that he never bothered to remember our names was insulting, but neither was that slight, alone, enough to make us despise him.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
Vocabulary lists containing despise
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 16–19
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