detested
Example Sentences
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She detested the East Coast avatars of apocalypse, like Nathanael West, who saw only doom and gloom in sunny L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
A boisterous protest greeted fans arriving at SoFi stadium in Los Angeles, with demonstrators waving the pre-revolutionary flag detested by the leaders of the Islamic republic.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
Both parties found voters on the doorsteps who disliked the government and detested the prime minister.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
The process has long been detested by physicians and patients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Panofsky, who had risen precociously in his two years at Berkeley to the rank of associate professor, detested the very idea of the oath, but signed— “reluctantly,” as he put it later.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
