loathed

Example Sentences

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The jingle first aired in the 1990s and has been loved and loathed by listeners ever since.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

His minister father loathed rap, yet Jean teasingly and earnestly called himself “the preacher’s son,” filling his verses with biblical language that still shows up in “Quantum Leap.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

Understandably, people loathed body-snatchers and the doctors who employed them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

Parliamentarians in Brussels will vote for amendments to the legislation on corporate sustainability, a landmark law hailed by green and civil society groups but loathed by firms, approved last year.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

The hair short and bristly from the morning haircut, the head this moment vulnerable, helpless, and loathed.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy