despise
Example Sentences
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These days, the online literati despises Shriver as a matter of principle.
“Is that true? Or some of your baffling human politeness, where you say neat and tidy things about people you despise?”
From Literature
If the person I cared most about in the world despised my efforts, how could I hope that anyone else would like it?
From Los Angeles Times
Many fence-sitters despise the regime but want a certain chance of success before entering the fray.
In this life and her first, she despised it and frankly didn’t think she was asking for all that much.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
