despise
Example Sentences
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They despised them with a passion rarely directed at any plant species.
From Los Angeles Times
Students are encouraged to despise their society and kept ignorant of anything that might make them think otherwise.
These two cultures have despised each other from the beginning, the author suggests, and still do.
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
It feels like a gift, and there’s always a risk the bunt isn’t executed correctly, another reason the nerds despise it.
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