abhorrent
Example Sentences
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It “reflects UC Berkeley’s long-standing values and objectives when it comes to combating abhorrent antisemitic expression, harassment, and discrimination when it occurs on the Berkeley campus,” Mogulof said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
Pop icon Elton John on Friday accused the publisher of two UK tabloids of "abhorrent" privacy invasions "outside even the most basic standards of human decency" as he testified at London's High Court.
From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026
“Richard believes that Epstein’s actions were abhorrent and supports the right to justice for his many victims,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
"We were completely unaware that this contestant had made such abhorrent comments," they said.
From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026
Apartheid is, in my view, as abhorrent as anti- Semitism.
From "Night" by Elie Wiesel
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