loathsome
Example Sentences
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The most brilliant collector of Cubism of his generation, he emerges as wickedly funny and in most other ways loathsome.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie, who ran against Trump in the latest Republican primary, prosecuted the case at the time and called it “one of the most loathsome, disgusting crimes” he had seen.
From BBC • Nov. 30, 2024
More than a quarter of a century later, Foster will step onto that same field Saturday night needing to prove himself anew against another team wearing the loathsome cardinal and gold.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2024
Chief among them is Simon Bennebjerg’s De Schinkel, the most loathsome movie villain in many a moon.
From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2024
He is not as tall as my memories, but is still loathsome.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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