anathema

Example Sentences

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"The path to rebuilding the right can only happen with the broadest possible spirit of unity, without exclusion and without anathema," he writes.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

Commercials were anathema to Hastings, but Netflix has now built an ad business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025

“Self-consciousness and judgment—whether from yourself or other people—are anathema to flow, as is any form of distraction,” she writes.

From Salon • Nov. 18, 2025

Going three years without winning a tournament is anathema to a man who seemed poised for a long run as world number one.

From BBC • May 13, 2025

And the idea of remaining in a poor agrarian setting, in any capacity, was anathema to a child with such prodigious talents and cocky self-assurance.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson