despise

Example Sentences

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But let me not hate and despise myself too much for these feelings; I know them to be wrong—that is a great step gained; I shall strive to overcome them.

From Literature

"I despise the Nazis. I hate the way they bully people. I hate the way they lie to us. And I hate them telling me what to think."

From Literature

“But what have I to do with millions? The eighty, I know, despise me.”

From Literature

That doesn’t sound like Cardan, whom I despise.

From Literature

Now I pitied them, pitied them in order not to despise them.

From Literature