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disgust

[dis-guhst, dih-skuhst] / dɪsˈgʌst, dɪˈskʌst /




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Hodgkinson jokingly removed her medal in disgust when asked how she felt after the final.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Many of the works on display doubtless make for difficult viewing, but shock and disgust are not the point.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

“I hope they put those people who killed him in prison for many years,” he said with disgust.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

They bonded over a shared disgust at gladiator shoes, and soon thereafter, were in a relationship.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

On the few occasions when he lost a speed game, he’d just push the pieces to the center of the board in disgust, his nostrils flaring as if he smelled a bad odor.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

She later said: "He knew exactly what he was doing. He stripped all dignity from our loved ones, and for what? Money? He disgusts me."

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

“Last year’s film kind of disgusts me a little bit when I look at myself,” Thibodeaux said.

From Seattle Times Jul. 30, 2023

“It saddens me, it disgusts me and disheartens me,” Alvarez said.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2023

“It really disgusts me,” said Romain Le Riguer, a 20-year-old literature student, who had spontaneously come to the plaza.

From New York Times Mar. 16, 2023

He was opening and shutting his mouth and licking his lips, much as a cat does when something disgusts it.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

Tristan Essex, whose grandmother, Jessie Stockdale, was one of the 35 bodies found at Legacy, said he was "absolutely disgusted" by the letter.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have warned about a growing parasitic outbreak that causes explosive diarrhea, which has delighted and disgusted the internet, because of course it has.

From Salon Jul. 10, 2026

She argues that Richmond, alienated from the king and disgusted by parliamentary passivity, kindled a printed firestorm in the public sphere.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

The case was brought to Brand's attention by a man who told him he was a descendant of Seyffardt and that he was "disgusted" to learn his family had kept the artwork for years.

From BBC May 11, 2026

“Well, I won’t for the present, anyway, but I’m disgusted, and wish you hadn’t told me.”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

Self-defense, the historian wrote, naturally required “the perpetual repetition” of what he called “the vainest and most disgusting of the pronouns”: the first-person singular.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

The second got more personal: “Someday, your children will come across your disgusting and inhumane question,” it read.

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

"Actions by those who carried out this horrific act of terror meant to intimidate and harass this family are disgusting," Huckabee wrote on X on Thursday.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

Lissie Harper, the widow of police officer Andrew Harper, said it was "disgusting" that his killers could be eligible for early release.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

‘Are you sure there’s nothing else to eat around here except those disgusting smelly snozzcumbers?’ she asked.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl




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