despise
Example Sentences
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Hamilton despised those with “no principle but to get money.”
From Barron's
Hamilton despised those with “no principle but to get money.”
From Barron's
People either love the sitcom’s cartoonish flourishes or despise them.
From Salon
The gnomes announced death as they did anything else, with squeaking excitement, and that morning I despised the pudgy, waddling creatures more than ever.
From Literature
A third cousin, a gospel-of-success evangelical pastor played by Topher Grace, is easy to dislike but a bit more difficult to despise.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
