abomination
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“The texture is an abomination: gluey, with rubbery, chewy pockets.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
“People who collect patterned glass think this is an abomination because it’s not in its original state. That’s ridiculous. I love it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2025
First introduced as his go-to meal in an online dating profile, milksteak has since become canon—a culinary abomination that nonetheless feels utterly sincere.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2025
There is no shortage of critics of the plan, not least Trump's former ally Elon Musk, who has called it a "disgusting abomination".
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2025
There are a lot of ways I could lose pressure in this mechanical abomination I've created, and I don't want all my water to boil off if that happens.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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Over the decades, they have produced classics such as “Exile on Main St.” and “Some Girls,” mediocrity like “Steel Wheels,” and abominations such as “Dirty Work.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
But as for the abominations of war, these sitcoms, like the bumbling Sgt.
From New York Times ● Sep. 16, 2022
Inside the church, services are held as abominations are uncovered outside.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2022
Old garlic, burnt garlic, garlic cut too long ago, garlic that has been smashed through one of those abominations, the garlic press, are all disgusting.
From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2022
Sarai wondered if the bird knew that it had made the difference between life and death for five blue abominations, or if it had simply been a fluke.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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